Obama Unveils New Curbs on Racial Profiling in U.S.

Source: The GuardianGuidelines come amid growing nationwide debate about racial justice and treatment of minorities by law enforcement agencies The Obama administration has issued guidelines that ban federal law enforcement from profiling on the basis of religion, national origin and other characteristics, which the justice department hopes could be a model the rest of the US as the country tackles questions about the role race plays in policing. The policy, which...