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Boston PD’s Gang Database Racially Profiles Young Black and Latino Men

Boston PD’s Gang Database Racially Profiles Young Black and Latino Men

thenorthstar
Aug 02, 2019
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Boston PD’s Gang Database Racially Profiles Young Black and Latino Men
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The Boston Police Department is keeping a secretive gang database that tracks nearly 5,000 people, most of them young Black and Latino men, according to newly released data. Several civil rights groups sued the department in November seeking information into the database and how authorities use the information. Data released by the department revealed t…

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