This paper investigates racial profiling. Racial profiling is a common term that describes the practice of targeting minorities by law enforcements for stops, searches or possible arrest. Over the past years, blacks, Hispanics, Arabs and Muslims (minorities) has received unfair treatments based solely on their race. Such as the phrases “driving while black, flying while Arab and flying while Muslim.” In an extreme way racial profiling can possible lead to police brutality. As defined police brutality refers to the use of excessive force or cruel and inhuman treatment against suspects by law enforcement agents. And just as how minorities are mainly the sole victim of racial profiling they are also the victims of police brutality. Racial profiling
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The acceptability of racial profiling varies under certain circumstances of the public. In 1999 a poll of 81 percentage of citizens said that they disapproved of racial profiling when minorities were pulled over based on their ethnic background and race. However after the September 11 attack, another poll was conducted where majority of the public supported the increasing security and searched of individuals from certain backgrounds such as Arabs, Muslims and so forth, on planes. Society views of racial profiling differs. According to Jacob, Skogan, Tuch and Weitzer, minorities are more likely than whites to believe that minorities are treated worse by police and that their communities receives inferior treatments. Although Whites do tend to agree and acknowledge that police treat minorities unfairly, they usually dismiss this as crime fighting activities and not of prejudice. Minorities also tends to view profiling as a result of racism, whereas whites would views racial profiling as a justifiable result of minorities mainly blacks being involved in crime related activities. “In this manner, more fundamental beliefs about race would seem to form the basis from which explanations for the causes of racial profiling are constructed.” 5 It is known that Blacks and Hispanics has a lower levels of trust in the law and enforcement and is has less confidence in police officers than do Whites and other racial minorities. The increased skepticism of the police expressed by minority citizens is commonly associated with racial profiling and documented racial disparities in police behavior.6 Racial Profiling is a very sensitive topic every individual can relate
The acceptability of racial profiling varies under certain circumstances of the public. In 1999 a poll of 81 percentage of citizens said that they disapproved of racial profiling when minorities were pulled over based on their ethnic background and race. However after the September 11 attack, another poll was conducted where majority of the public supported the increasing security and searched of individuals from certain backgrounds such as Arabs, Muslims and so forth, on planes. Society views of racial profiling differs. According to Jacob, Skogan, Tuch and Weitzer, minorities are more likely than whites to believe that minorities are treated worse by police and that their communities receives inferior treatments. Although Whites do tend to agree and acknowledge that police treat minorities unfairly, they usually dismiss this as crime fighting activities and not of prejudice. Minorities also tends to view profiling as a result of racism, whereas whites would views racial profiling as a justifiable result of minorities mainly blacks being involved in crime related activities. “In this manner, more fundamental beliefs about race would seem to form the basis from which explanations for the causes of racial profiling are constructed.” 5 It is known that Blacks and Hispanics has a lower levels of trust in the law and enforcement and is has less confidence in police officers than do Whites and other racial minorities. The increased skepticism of the police expressed by minority citizens is commonly associated with racial profiling and documented racial disparities in police behavior.6 Racial Profiling is a very sensitive topic every individual can relate