LAWS 3306 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Mellenthin, Reverse Discrimination, Strip Search
13 May 2017
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Introduction: trial should promote fairness for all, african americans were highly overrepresented in prison and criminal justice system, dp system hasn"t solved the minority overrepresentation problem- might even be getting worse. Minorities are overrepresented in investigative stops and detention. There was a study - erikson study: police engage in constant proactive steps as a not so subtle way to remind marginal people of the order of things. The police would misuse there power of something in a way that shows minorities that they are the boss and they can control you. Black people being questioned and targeted by police for being in a unusual situation; being with a white women, driving a nice car, being in a predominantly white neighbourhood etc. After this case the scc revisited the issue of random stopping in a case called la. Desure- in this case they found that random stopping of motorists was rationally connected to achieve safety on the highway.
