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Is there evidence or indication that the police force engages in ethnic profiling?

Code:
RED47
Key Area:
Policing - Law Enforcement - Justice
Strand(s):
Racism, Discrimination
10/01/2012 - 18:37
Short Answer

Yes

Qualitative Info

According to the testomiony of many minorities, they are often checked by the police: for example, 42% of North Africans, 38% of sub-Saharan Africans (compared to 22% of majority).

However, respondents do not always consider these checks as ethnic profiling: among 42% of North Africans checked, 18% considers that the police engaged in ethnic profiling, but the majority (24%) of sub-Saharan feel discriminated against.


Trajectories and Origins. Survey on Population Diversity in France, October 2010

Data
Groups affected/interested Ethnic minorities
Type (R/D) Afrophobia
Key socio-economic / Institutional Areas Policing - law enforcement
External Url http://www.ined.fr/fichier/t_telechargement/45661/telechargement_fichier_fr_dt_teo_168_english.pdf
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