Exploring racial profiling as a policing and human rights problem in Toronto

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dc.contributor.authorAzubike, Nwora
dc.contributor.examiningcommitteeAnderson, Kjell (Law)en_US
dc.contributor.supervisorUkasoanya, Grace (Educational Administration, Foundations and Psychology)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-05T14:55:07Z
dc.date.available2021-05-05T14:55:07Z
dc.date.copyright2021-05-04
dc.date.issued2021-03-26en_US
dc.date.submitted2021-05-05T00:59:04Zen_US
dc.degree.disciplineLawen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Human Rights (M.H.R.)en_US
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores racial profiling as a policing and human rights problem in Toronto. The rationale behind this paper is founded on the racial equity protests and emotional outburst of the Black youth in Toronto expressing decades of police brutalities, fear, pain and grief from legacies of slavery and colonialism. The youth’s views and the historical relations of race are critical to people-police relations in fostering trust and collaboration amid the struggles of racial profiling. To accomplish this, I embarked on review of secondary sources by consulting current literature on racial profiling by the Toronto Police Service. I also analysed different sources such as, government archives, books, policy data, journals and newspapers. I also integrated knowledge gained through my practicum experience, especially investigative skills, reading and summarizing case files at the Manitoba Human Rights Commission. This is not an exhaustive literature about the racial profiling of the Black People in Toronto by the Toronto Police Service. However, the content of the paper represents my research and contributions. Based on the literature reviewed, I concluded that: (1) Racial profiling is borne out of the systemic racism that has ridden every fabric of the Canadian society, (2) Racial profiling is more prevalent among Afro-Canadians than other racialized youths, (3) Black youths are disconnected from the Toronto Police Service and government is swamped with piles of unimplemented policies that would have aided youth collaborations and synergy with the police, (4) The role of government and launched police initiatives are not sufficient, which begs for more research and advocacy on racial profiling of racialized communities in Toronto. The recommendations include ideas for inclusion, integration and changes to policy makers and the police.en_US
dc.description.noteMay 2021en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1993/35493
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsopen accessen_US
dc.subjectRacial profilingen_US
dc.subjectBlack youthen_US
dc.subjectPolice brutalityen_US
dc.subjectRacismen_US
dc.subjectRacialized peopleen_US
dc.subjectDiscriminationen_US
dc.subjectStreet checkingen_US
dc.subjectToronto Police Serviceen_US
dc.subjectHuman Rightsen_US
dc.subjectCardingen_US
dc.titleExploring racial profiling as a policing and human rights problem in Torontoen_US
dc.typemaster thesisen_US
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