True or False
Racial profiling in law enforcement is extremely effective.
False
As the Supreme Court has stated, all racial classifications by a governmental actor are subject to the “__________” Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200, 224-25 (1995).
Strictest judicial scrutiny
True or False
Routine Patrol duties must be carried out with consideration of race.
False
In order to qualify as a legitimate investigative lead, the following must be true:
- The information must be relevant to the locality or time frame of the criminal activity
- The information must be trustworthy
- The information concerning identifying characteristics must be tied to a particular criminal incident, a particular criminal scheme, or a particular criminal organization.
True or False
“Racial Profiling” at its core, concerns the invidious use of race or ethnicity as a criterion in conducting stops, searches, and other law enforcement investigative procedures. It is premised on the erroneous assumption that any particular individual of one race or ethnicity is more likely to engage in misconduct than any particular individual of another race or ethnicity.
True
True or False
Federal law enforcement agencies and officers sometimes engage in law enforcement activities, such as traffic and foot patrols, that generally do not involve either the ongoing investigation of specific criminal activities or the prevention of catastrophic events or harm to national security.
True
In making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions, such as ordinary traffic stops, Federal law enforcement officers may _____ race or ethnicity in a specific suspect description. This prohibition applies even where the use of race or ethnicity might otherwise be lawful.
not use
True or False
The Trump administration is the first to take action to ban racial profiling in federal law enforcement.
False
