The Consequences Of Racial Profiling

The act of targeting a person of a certain race based on stereotype is called racial profiling. This is something that has become a big issue in these recent years. Creating a profile about the kind of people who commit certain types of crimes may lead officers to generalize about a particular group and an act according to the generalization rather than specific behavior. An example of this can be, when a police officer questions, searches, or arrests someone entirely on the person’s race. Whenever police officers regularly uses ethnicity as a factor and a build up of officers reacting a certain way towards a specific race can be the best way to find racial profiling taking place.
Racial Profiling can be prevalent in the law enforcement but it is far less prevalent than the activists would have us believe. Racial and ethnic minority perceptions that the police lack lawfulness and legitimacy, based largely on their interactions with the police, can lead to the distrust of the police. Distrust of the police has serious consequences. It undermines the legitimacy police lose their ability and authority to function effectively. Personal interactions have the strongest impact on perceptions. People form opinions of the police based on their …show more content…
Addressing and discipline minor offenses so officers can learn that major offenses will be disciplined too. Rotating the officers assignments can help discourage the formation of bonds that lead officers to cover up the misconduct of others. Many departments are improving integrity and raising the standards for officers. Racial Profiling is a sick thing to do. People shouldn’t be able to judge others on their skin color or how they look. They can’t even change that. Police are just being violent and unjust to those of color and it’s not fair. Everyone is equal and should be treated that way. It doesn’t matter how you look, you have to be equal to