The sixth and latest meeting examining racial profiling and police misconduct in Durham took place on Tuesday, January 14, 2014. SCSJ’s partner, SpiritHouse, led the meeting between the Durham FADE coalition and the Durham Human Relations Commisssion, which drew an incredibly large and diverse audience: over one hundred people attended and reflected a real cross section […]
HRC #3–Running from the Numbers
Guess what the Durham Police Department didn’t want to talk about at the third meeting of the Durham Human Relations Commission? The data. The FADE coalition has meticulously gathered and presented data showing extreme racial disparities in police stops and searches. Over the last decade, DPD officers have been more than 100% more likely to […]