Ethnic profiling by law enforcement is never constitutionally justifiable and has no place in American society
“Profiling” according to Jandt, F. E., Refers to a law enforcement practice scrutinizing certain individuals based on characteristics thought to indicate a likelihood of criminal behavior (2103. p 87). This practice may work to facilitate law enforcement, however, law enforcement officer(s) must be well trained on what are “characteristics of criminal behavior” and must not be biased by stereotypes, prejudice, ethnocentrism etc., (not have any rooted prejudices against a particular ethnicity, subculture or group of people) because these pernicious stumbling blocks will blind their decision making process and interfere with cultural self-enrichment.
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J., & Zimbardo, P. G. (2002). If this is true and experts define behavior as learned and adjusted to the environment, then one may argue that a poverty stricken area of any city, may include many different potential candidates and from many different ethnicities if one is in an area like New York or San Francisco or Los Angeles. If this argument is true, how can racial profiling be helpful to law enforcement?
According to John Hegger, J. (2015, May 20) (an experienced criminal justice practitioner), there are 6 traits that lead to criminal behavior:
1. Anti-social Values: Criminal thinking, rationalization or justification or belief that the criminal behavior is justified
2. Criminal Peers: Most involved with substance abuse including drugs and alcohol. Peer influence that persuades the individual to engage in criminal behavior
3. Anti-social Personality: Traits that often include atypical behavior conducted prior to the age of fifteen and can include running away, weapon possession, fighting, lying, stealing and damage to animals or
“Profiling” according to Jandt, F. E., Refers to a law enforcement practice scrutinizing certain individuals based on characteristics thought to indicate a likelihood of criminal behavior (2103. p 87). This practice may work to facilitate law enforcement, however, law enforcement officer(s) must be well trained on what are “characteristics of criminal behavior” and must not be biased by stereotypes, prejudice, ethnocentrism etc., (not have any rooted prejudices against a particular ethnicity, subculture or group of people) because these pernicious stumbling blocks will blind their decision making process and interfere with cultural self-enrichment.
The Supreme Court rulings such as …show more content…
J., & Zimbardo, P. G. (2002). If this is true and experts define behavior as learned and adjusted to the environment, then one may argue that a poverty stricken area of any city, may include many different potential candidates and from many different ethnicities if one is in an area like New York or San Francisco or Los Angeles. If this argument is true, how can racial profiling be helpful to law enforcement?
According to John Hegger, J. (2015, May 20) (an experienced criminal justice practitioner), there are 6 traits that lead to criminal behavior:
1. Anti-social Values: Criminal thinking, rationalization or justification or belief that the criminal behavior is justified
2. Criminal Peers: Most involved with substance abuse including drugs and alcohol. Peer influence that persuades the individual to engage in criminal behavior
3. Anti-social Personality: Traits that often include atypical behavior conducted prior to the age of fifteen and can include running away, weapon possession, fighting, lying, stealing and damage to animals or