Due to a very popular show, Criminal Minds, many people think of profiling as a technique to catch criminals. Yes, this is true; in this show the agents’ use profiling skills and tactics to determined an individuals mindset in order to catch criminals. However, criminal profiling is not the only type of profiling used by law enforcement personnel. There are a few different types of ways one can profile someone, it can be based on their ethnicity or race, nationality or even religion. Much of the time these types of profiling are used in order to single out specific people at different kinds of security checks, such as an airport. I have explained the reasoning for criminal profiling, also known as victimology, but what is the reason for the
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The answer is no. It is not justifiable or necessary and has no place in American society. It is unjustifiable for many reasons. The first reason is very obvious, and that is, not everyone who looks a certain way, speaks a certain language, or has a different religion is considered dangerous and a criminal. With racial and ethnic profiling, the people who look, speak, and worship differently than the “normal American” are all being watched and judged constantly. Is that fair? The United States is founded on immigration; therefor a lot of people who reside in the U.S. are immigrants or are children of …show more content…
I alone have already been a victim of racial profiling a number a times, and I am only 21 years old. My mom side of the family is originates from Russia, and my fathers is from Mexico City. I have been told that it is very hard to guess what ethnicity I am because I have very unique features. I always enjoyed hearing that because I was proud to look different, however as I have gotten older, I have been in many situations where I wished I fit in more. In Arizona I have been stopped because of racial profiling. My father and me have to carry our passports when we go visit my step mom’s family. At the airport I have been looked at funny, have gotten my bad hand checked multiple times, and have been pat down a few times as well. Even though I might have forgotten to take off my belt, after being pat down, I notice people staring and looking at me in a rude
The answer is no. It is not justifiable or necessary and has no place in American society. It is unjustifiable for many reasons. The first reason is very obvious, and that is, not everyone who looks a certain way, speaks a certain language, or has a different religion is considered dangerous and a criminal. With racial and ethnic profiling, the people who look, speak, and worship differently than the “normal American” are all being watched and judged constantly. Is that fair? The United States is founded on immigration; therefor a lot of people who reside in the U.S. are immigrants or are children of …show more content…
I alone have already been a victim of racial profiling a number a times, and I am only 21 years old. My mom side of the family is originates from Russia, and my fathers is from Mexico City. I have been told that it is very hard to guess what ethnicity I am because I have very unique features. I always enjoyed hearing that because I was proud to look different, however as I have gotten older, I have been in many situations where I wished I fit in more. In Arizona I have been stopped because of racial profiling. My father and me have to carry our passports when we go visit my step mom’s family. At the airport I have been looked at funny, have gotten my bad hand checked multiple times, and have been pat down a few times as well. Even though I might have forgotten to take off my belt, after being pat down, I notice people staring and looking at me in a rude