Racial Profiling In Policing Essay

As we continue to get older we are often exposed to more. We are exposed to the reality of the world we live in. We are exposed to the good, the bad and the ugly. Nowadays we cannot turn on the TV, log into our social media accounts or talk to our friends without reading, watching or hearing about another police shooting, specifically at a black male. Racial profiling, discrimination, police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement are all “hot” topics circulating around the media lately. In this research paper, I will be discussing why it is that police officers are reacting with deadly force instead of using an alternative method. I am by no means disregarding the fact that there are many racist police officers, unjustified shootings and racial profiling happening on a daily basis. What I am trying to prove through history and statistical facts is that there are reasoning’s behind some police officer’s reactions and use of deadly force. Throughout history the idea of racial profiling in policing has never vanished. It began from what I would consider the start of all racism in the United States, slavery. (Article about the history of racial profiling in policing, beginning at slavery.) …show more content…
Police officers are reacting with caution and fear for their own lives. This is because of statistics generating around each races likelihood of criminal behavior. According to statistics from infogr.am Blacks are committing more aggressive and violent crimes compared to Whites. People often say that whites are committing the same amount of crimes, but are just getting away with it because of their race. That is simply just not true, at least according to these statistics. “Along with Whites, Asians, Hawaiians, Native Americans and every other race reveal crime rates consistent with their representative population”. All races are committing crimes that correspond to the areas they are