Exploring racial profiling as a policing and human rights problem in Toronto
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2021-03-26
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Azubike, Nwora
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This 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.
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Racial profiling, Black youth, Police brutality, Racism, Racialized people, Discrimination, Street checking, Toronto Police Service, Human Rights, Carding