links for 2008-07-22

• Metro – Criminal beliefs debunked
  “Canadians may be wrong about race-crime link”
  (tags: race crime Canada visibleminority aboriginal white statistics media)
• TheStar.com | Crime | Is justice system blind to colour?
  “Justice experts offer theories about reasons visible minorities are less likely to be convicted, more likely to have DNA taken”
  (tags: race Canada racism visibleminority crime white statistics police DNA law black)
• Canadian Summit Focuses On Hate Crime Prevention | AHN | July 21, 2008
  “While it is unclear if the two boys were victims of hate crimes, Gilao said by educating the youth who commit one-third of the hate crimes in Canada, unnecessary deaths especially among immigrants could be prevented.”
  (tags: Islamophobia anti-Muslim hate Canada crime immigration Muslim Somali)