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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The RAND study is quite interesting and I will take a closer look at it. Thanks for posting. Please note, however, that the last sentence says that the results apply only to Oakland. [/quote]

The Justice Dept. Has studied these types of disparities extensively. They accept it as fact and support programs to help police departments address it.

We are not making this stuff up and it is disheartening that people believe the color of your skin does not matter. It's just not true, as much as we want it to be.[/quote]

As a general rule, the Justice Dept. seems to expect outcomes to match population proportions; anything that differs is flagged as discriminatory.  In the instances I've seen, they're generally not looking at whether there is a difference in behavior which cause the disparities.

For example, this study in NJ:  http://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/21/nyregion/study-suggests-racial-gap-in-speeding-in-new-jersey.html

This was another instance where people were complaining about racial profiling and when the data was examined it turns out that blacks were speeding disproportionally.  When the justice department found this out they asked NJ to not release the study; I'll let people come to their own conclusions about that.[/quote]

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