Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing. Explain why these phenomena have become significant issues in policing. What steps have been taken to eliminate racial bias among police?
I. Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing According to dictionary.com, racial profiling is the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person. Bias-based policing refers to police practices that intentionally use prejudiced judgments based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, religious beliefs or age (Dictionary.com). These 2 go hand in hand concept wise. It coexists with stereotypes, making assumptions about a person based on gender and race. Racial profiling always …show more content…
When King stopped, officers of the LAPD appeared to attack him, shocking him with electronic stun guns and striking him with nightsticks and fists. The damages was 11 skull fractures, missing teeth, a crushed cheekbone, and a broken ankle (Schmalleger 125).
II. Explain why these phenomena have become significant issues in policing Stereotypes of certain races are a huge part of racial profiling by the police. Certain races just have sayings about them. Blacks are good athletes and criminals, Mexicans are illegal immigrants and very hard workers, and Whites are the most successful people in the world. Stereotypes make it easier for police officers to narrow down options of a criminal. For example say if the 2 choices of a criminal of a homicide were a black man from Compton, California or a white man from Beverly Hills, California who would you say was the criminal? Better question if you were a cop who would you think the criminal would be? Most police officers would quickly make an assumption and by that decision they just committed a crime of racial profiling. Even though it’s in the Constitution, the right is still violated on a
I. Describe racial profiling and racially biased policing According to dictionary.com, racial profiling is the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person. Bias-based policing refers to police practices that intentionally use prejudiced judgments based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, economic status, religious beliefs or age (Dictionary.com). These 2 go hand in hand concept wise. It coexists with stereotypes, making assumptions about a person based on gender and race. Racial profiling always …show more content…
When King stopped, officers of the LAPD appeared to attack him, shocking him with electronic stun guns and striking him with nightsticks and fists. The damages was 11 skull fractures, missing teeth, a crushed cheekbone, and a broken ankle (Schmalleger 125).
II. Explain why these phenomena have become significant issues in policing Stereotypes of certain races are a huge part of racial profiling by the police. Certain races just have sayings about them. Blacks are good athletes and criminals, Mexicans are illegal immigrants and very hard workers, and Whites are the most successful people in the world. Stereotypes make it easier for police officers to narrow down options of a criminal. For example say if the 2 choices of a criminal of a homicide were a black man from Compton, California or a white man from Beverly Hills, California who would you say was the criminal? Better question if you were a cop who would you think the criminal would be? Most police officers would quickly make an assumption and by that decision they just committed a crime of racial profiling. Even though it’s in the Constitution, the right is still violated on a