Although many people in the Dominican Republic did not have proper identification documents, only those with “dark skins and Haitian features” were pre-sumed to be “illegal”

The phenomenon has had an impact on persons of African descent in various regions . For example, in the Dominican Republic, it was reported that individuals of Haitian descent were treated in a discriminatory manner in the registration offices responsible for issuing important identity documents

In such cases, however, suspicion is based on reasonable and objective grounds about a particular crime or specific suspect, rather than on stereotypes or generaliza-tions about the kinds of people who tend to commit crimes .

Racial profiling is incompatible with the protection of human rights and may be found in practice among police, customs, immigration and national security agen-cies

The present publication provides an overview of the types of racial profiling experienced by people of African descent,

implement and enforce measures to eliminate the problem

Continue intense training, education and monitoring to address the disparity of use of force against minorities.

However, views vary significantly by race and ethnicity, the report found, with nonwhite and black residents giving “substantially lower performance ratings overall compared to white residents.” Eight out of 10 white residents said police are doing a good or excellent job overall, compared with 69% of non-white residents and 61% of black residents.

But of the more than 100 black employees who responded to the survey, almost 30% said they had witnessed discrimination against a member of the public — and almost 70% had witnessed discrimination within the Police Division.

“There were strong recommendations from (community) members that more directed steps must be taken to strengthen understanding with minority communities,” the study reported.