| The New York Times reported today that the Bush Administration demoted the head of the Bureau of Justice Statistics after he refused to bury statistics on racial disparities in how African Americans and Hispanics were treated when stopped by the police. The report found that African Americans and Hispanics were more than twice as likely as whites to have their vehicle searched when stopped by the police. It also noted that African American and Hispanic drivers were more likely to be subjected to force, threat of force, and more likely to receive a ticket. [New York Times, 8/24/05] |
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