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Article: Memorandum on fairness in law enforcement: June 9, 1999.
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- June 14, 1999
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Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Interior
Subject: Fairness in Law Enforcement: Collection of Data
We must work together to build the trust of all Americans in law enforcement. We have great confidence in our Federal law enforcement officers and know that they strive to uphold the best principles of law enforcement in our democratic society. We cannot tolerate, however, officers who cross the line and abuse their position by mistreating law-abiding individuals or who bring their own racial bias to the job. No person should be subject to excessive force, and no person should be targeted by law ...