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	A Small Victory Against Driving While Black?
	
		
			08 Jun 2009
		
		Submitted by: BaltimoreNLG   Publisher: 
National Lawyers Guild
	 
	
		Race plays a role in every aspect of the criminal justice system but street encounters between police officers and minority citizens are particularly problematic. Interactions that lead to criminal charges are reviewable by a court later on, but the ability to accurately recreate the totality of what happened during a foot or traffic stop is almost impossible. The police have broad discretion to act on the street…. Please read more by going to the blog site: http://www.nlg-maryland.org/blog.html	
	
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