Canadian Policing Research Catalogue

Location

Canadian Policing Research

Resource

e-Books

Authors

• Open Society Foundations, issuing body.
• Open Society Justice Initiative.

Publishers

• New York : Open Society Foundations, [2012].

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references.

Description

1 online resource (227 pages)

Note

At head of title: Open Society Justice Initiative.
Creative Commons Licence https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/about/policies/intellectual-property

Summary

The text provides diagnostic questions, field-tested ideas for reform, and proven models of good practice for reducing ethnic profiling. It is intended to help police officers, law enforcement agencies, oversight institutions, civil society organizations, and community representatives better understand the dynamics and costs of ethnic profiling, and aid them in developing new partnerships, policies, and practices to address the problem. The nearly 100 case studies gathered in this handbook show that efforts to address ethnic profiling can succeed. Such efforts not only reduce discriminatory policing practices and outcomes, but also enhance the overall quality and efficiency of law enforcement.

Subject

• Racial profiling in law enforcement - European Union countries.
• Racial profiling in law enforcement - European Union countries - Case studies.
• Race discrimination - European Union countries.

Contents

I. Ethnic profiling defined -- II. A holistic approach to reducing ethnic profiling -- III. Legal standards and institutional policies to address ethnic profiling -- IV. Oversight bodies and complaints mechanisms -- V. Ethnic monitoring and law enforcement data-gathering -- VI. Strategies for reducing ethnic disproportionality and improving the quality of encounters -- VII. Training -- VIII. Changing institutional culture -- IX. Community outreach and involvement.