
Disparate Rates of Minority Confinement - African-Americans are
more than five times as likely to be incarcerated than whites in
the state of Oregon. p. 79-80
Racial Profiling - Oregon studies have found that public perception
indicates that African-Americans and Latinos are more likely to be
stopped. Evidence from Oregon State Police and the city of Portland
have found that a disproportionate number of African-Americans and
Latinos are stopped and searched by the police. p. 62-63
Enforcement of Anti-Discrimination Laws By the States - The government
overstates funding and support that civil rights commissions receive.
Oregon's Civil Rights Division and the Bureau of Labor Industries
suffered greatly under budget cuts, as did the Commissions on Black
Affairs, Women's Affairs and Asian Affairs. p. 41
Learn More:
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Press:
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