GEO 793 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Toronto Star, 6 Years, Patricia Burke
11 Dec 2018
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In 2002, for the first time the toronto star was allowed access to the police database. Data base -- 6 years -- 1996 to 2002. More than 800,00 criminal and other charges. Blacks arrested by toronto police are treated more harshly than whites. A disproportionate number of black motorists are ticketed for traffic violations. 12. 0 % -- brown/south asian and other (including chinese and other far eastern ) Black people charged with simple drug possession are taken to police stations more often than whites facing the same charge. Once at the station, accused blacks are twice more likely than whites to be held overnight or for a bail hearing. Whites were released on the scene more often than blacks. Browns were released in much the same way as whites, while others were treated more like blacks. Between 2003 and 2008, toronto police filled out 1. 7 million contact cards (data about the person is filled in a card)
