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Part V - Discrimination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2019

Tamara Rice Lave
Affiliation:
University of Miami School of Law
Eric J. Miller
Affiliation:
Loyola School of Law, Los Angeles
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Summary

Across the United States, many African-Americans believe that police officers regularly approach and question African-Americans with no evidence of wrongdoing.

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Print publication year: 2019

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