Profiling, Cajun Style: The FBI Investigation?

@article{Ruiz2010ProfilingCS,
  title={Profiling, Cajun Style: The FBI Investigation?},
  author={James Ruiz and Jason Julseth and Kathleen H. Winters},
  journal={International Journal of Police Science \& Management},
  year={2010},
  volume={12},
  pages={401 - 425}
}
For over 30 years, the use of racial and/or demographic profiling by law enforcement personnel has persisted. Although numerous academic and governmental scholars have recognised the existence of profiling, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), America's premier law enforcement agency, is apparently either unable or unwilling to investigate these allegations proactively. In this article, the author will review a reactive investigation conducted by the FBI into allegations of profiling in… 
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