Racial Profiling: Legal and Constitutional Issues
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL31130.pdf
Racial profiling is the practice of targeting individuals for police or security detention based on race or ethnicity in the belief that certain minority groups are more likely to engage in unlawful behavior. This report discusses constitutional issues related to the practice and other federal statutory and policy guidance. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists
