Maine People & Profiling ; Rights Advocates Say Racial Profiling Is Used by Law Enforcers Across the Country, but Maine Police Say It's Not Happening Here

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Civil rights advocates said Wednesday that racial profiling by law enforcement is a problem that occurs across the country, including Maine, and that national legislation is needed to define and ban it.

Maine police representatives, however, said profiling is not a problem in this state and saying so tarnishes the reputation of all officers here.

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Maine People & Profiling ; Rights Advocates Say Racial Profiling Is Used by Law Enforcers Across the Country, but Maine Police Say It's Not Happening Here

The Maine Civil Liberties Union and the Maine People's Alliance held a press conference in front of the federal courthouse to announce the release of a national report...

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