Holder, Justice Department to collect police data to evaluate racial bias - Washington Times: The Department of Justice will begin collecting law-enforcement data on stops, searches and arrests made in some U.S. cities to evaluate racial discrimination, Attorney General Eric Holder said in a video statement Monday.
Mr. Holder said this initiative, funded by a $4.75 million federal grant, will help level the playing field for men of color and improve the relationship between African-Americans and the law-enforcement community.
Half of African-American men have been arrested at least once by age 23, and overall, black men were six times more likely to be imprisoned than white men in 2012, Mr. Holder said. The not-guilty verdict in the shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin has furthered deteriorated minorities’ relationship with police, Mr. Holder said.
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