Federal Law Enforcement Banned From Religious Profiling

The Justice Department announced Monday that profiling on the basis of religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, and gender identity by federal law enforcement agencies will be banned. The new policy means that federal law enforcement officers cannot use these characteristics as the basis for making routine or spontaneous law enforcement decisions like traffic stops. U.S. Attorney Eric Holder said, "Profiling by law enforcement is not only wrong, it is profoundly misguided and ineffective, because it wastes precious resources and undermines the public trust. Particularly in light of certain recent incidents at the local level — and the widespread concerns about trust in the criminal justice process which so many have raised throughout the nation — it's imperative that we take every possible action to institute strong and sound policing practices." http://nbcnews.to/15ZXcKI http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ