Racialized or Randomized?: Race Shield Legislation Admissibility & Character Evidence
According to David Tanovich, “the collateral effects of over-incarceration and constant surveillance [i.e.: racial profiling] on racialized communities are enormous”. Canadian criminal justice institutions are racially biased. Racial bias creates preconceived character evidence that is attributable to individual members of that race. For example, minority groups report disproportionally high incidents of racial profiling.
