Jun 1st, 2006 · A U.S. Border Patrol operation on a California highway recently netted the parents of a 12-year-old girl. The parents were in the country illegally and were deported, while their daughter is an American citizen and remains in the U.S. Critics say officials were using racial profiling in deciding who to pull over.
Jan 24th, 2006 · A racial profiling scandal has forced the resignation of the police chief in Greensboro, N.C. He used an internal affairs unit to secretly investigate 14 black officers for alleged misconduct. Rusty Jacobs of WUNC North Carolina Public Radio reports.
Dec 28th, 2005 · What's behind a simple chat with an airport baggage screener? Edgy airline passengers are about to come under special scrutiny by the Transportation Security Administration.
Dec 15th, 2005 · Scientists say they've found a gene that seems to partially control human skin color. They say a small change in this gene could explain why people of European descent have a different skin color from people of African or Asian descent. But some worry the new discovery could be misused for racial profiling.
Aug 19th, 2005 · What role did racial profiling by the British Transport Authority play in the death of a 27-year-old Brazilian man, mistaken for a potential terrorist on a subway train and shot multiple times? Ed Gordon speaks with Vic Motune, deputy editor of The Voice, a British newspaper aimed at black readers.
Aug 17th, 2005 · Neil Clark Warren is the founder of the online dating service eHarmony. The company performs extensive personality profiling and then introduces couples with matching values and interests. Warren is an Evangelical Christian with strong ties to the conservative Christian community.
Aug 14th, 2005 · Muhammad was a joker. That's according to the Muslim comedy troupe Allah Made Me Funny, which has been touring the country getting Muslims and non-Muslims to laugh about painful topics such as terrorism and racial profiling. Jennifer Ludden talks with two of the troupe's comedians, Preacher Moss and Azhar Usman.
Aug 1st, 2005 · In investigating terrorist attacks, London police have announced they will use racial profiling; other cities, like New York, have said they will not. Michele Norris talks with University of Toledo law professor David Harris about the use of racial profiling to prevent terrorist attacks. Harris argues that racial profiling actually diminishes the effectiveness of finding terrorists.