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Chapter 9
Rethinking the Use of Race in Suspect Descriptions
From: The Colour of Justice
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In Rethinking the Use of Race in Suspect Descriptions, chapter nine, the author considers narratives of abuse in the film The Hurricane, and in three cases of police shootings of innocent racialized men, cases where descriptions of race in suspect profiles led to the deaths. The chapter then describes the traditional view of the use of race in suspect descriptions and highlights the dangers of using race-based suspect descriptions. The author concludes the chapter with a proposal of how to move forward with suspect descriptions.
Contributors
David M. Tanovich
David Tanovich is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Windsor where he teaches in the areas of criminal law and procedure, systemic racism, evidence, and legal ethics. Previously, he was a criminal appellate lawyer with Pinkofsky Lockyer where he appeared frequently in the Supreme Court of Canada and Ontario Court of Appeal. He is a former law clerk to Chief Justice Antonio Lamer of the Supreme Court of Canada and an LL.M. graduate of the New York University School of Law. He has published numerous books and articles on criminal law and is frequently cited by appellate and trial courts in Canada.
