Building Justice
Building Justice: How Segregation Enables Over-Policing of Communities of Color
Runa Rajagopal |
A long history of de facto segregation in housing has enabled discriminatory and excessive policing of communities of color.
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Law-enforcement initiatives like Clean Halls contributed to disproportionate policing—the arrest and prosecution of low-income people of color for offenses that are common everywhere.
A long history of de facto segregation in housing has enabled discriminatory and excessive policing of communities of color.
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