In part because of this study, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued a guidance restricting the use of arrest records in hiring decisions.
The report also recommends reforming the town's municipal court, including "modifications to bond amounts and detention procedures; an end to the use of arrest warrants as a means of collecting owed fines and fees; and compliance with due process requirements".
Throughout the 1990's, the report criticized the use of secret arrests and military tribunals in Peru, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia and many other countries.
That way, when I go to a dinner party tomorrow night and Benazir Bhutto's steadfast opposition to his use of mass arrests to maintain power comes up, I can sound as if I actually made my way though that stack.
CAIRO — The army officer acting as Egypt's de facto head of state said Tuesday that the military government would limit its use of extrajudicial arrests and detentions to cases of what he called "thuggery".
Although he had no "little bell," Stanton's use of military arrests and the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus proved to be likewise effective and even more extensive.
A federal court in Manhattan is still deciding about 50 cases that challenge the police's use of mass arrests, lengthy detentions and blanket fingerprinting of protesters and bystanders.
Instead of just repealing the 1981 law, as it should have, Field Marshal Mohamed Hussein Tantawi announced that the military government would limit its use of extrajudicial arrests and detentions to "thuggery".
Additionally, the use of drug arrests has been criticized as it only reflects law enforcement agencies' responsiveness in pursuing offenders (Ousey and Lee 2002).
Finally, any generalization should be taken with caution due to validity problems related to the use of drug arrests as the sole measure of street drug markets.
