Politics | March 05, 2009 | 0 comments

More Charges Linked to 'Racial Profiling' in San Jose

source: http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=3b4e14c7acfa899245f0730c98...

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The high arrest rate of Latinos in San Jose isn’t limited to public intoxication charges. It turns out that the problem is more systemic. Data obtained from the Department of Justice shows that Latinos and blacks are also disproportionately charged with resisting arrest and other offenses in which police officers have greater discretion. Raj Jayadev is the director of Silicon Valley De-Bug and is a member of the new public intoxication task force in San Jose.

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