Racial profiling is defined as the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed an offense. It is illegal, yet is a longstanding problem facing our nation. It occurs every day, throughout the country. Law enforcement targets people of color in order to humiliate, frighten, and often detain them without presumable evidence. These searches are based on nothing but false stereotypes of race, national origins, and religion. Racial profiling is unlawful, and violates the U.S. Constitution’s promises of equal protection, under the 14th amendment. It alienates large communities from law enforcement, and hampers community policing efforts. Profiling causes law enforcement to lose their credibility, and trust among
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88% of those stop and frisk searches resulted in no further action. 83% of the people who were stopped were either Black or Hispanic. The two racial groups combined made up less than half of the population in the city. (Vanity Fair) Racial profiling has been deemed illegal, and according to the underwhelming amount of arrests made after the searches according to this report, it has also been deemed ineffective. The use of profiling puts people of color in uncomfortable, and dangerous situations, only to be released with no charges. Ongoing movements such as BLM have resulted from this discrimination. Over the past few years, as BLM has grown, so has the distrust of law enforcement. Fewer than 1 in 3 black people killed by police in 2014 were suspected of a violent crimes and allegedly armed. (mapping police violence). Along with the killings, there is no accountability. 99% of cases in 2015 ( in this year, there were 1,152 killings) did not result in any officer(s) being convicted. Too often, racial profiling results in the death, or harming of minorities. Not only does this discrimination hurt POC, it hurts the law enforcement community as whole, because it prevents society from being able to put their trust into …show more content…
Officers would create profiles that included descriptions of key features of suspects such as race, gender, age, social status, etc. They were collected to help law enforcement target possible criminals. Though this began as a useful tool, it later became heavily influenced by social insecurities (such as everyday racism), and stereotypes. In 1994, the United States ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). This obligates all levels of government (federal, state, and local) to obey the requirements of this treaty. Yet, it still occurs everyday through random searches, interrogations, and unfair detentions. Law enforcement agencies target POC, and make biased assumptions based on common misconceptions dealing with ethnic backgrounds, religion, and national origin. Years of slavery, and racial segregation has led to this systematic racism. On average, Caucasians are twice more likely to receive just a verbal warning for their conduct in a vehicle compared to Blacks/African-Americans. While African-American/Black drivers are twice as likely to be arrested during a traffic stop. (The Leadership
88% of those stop and frisk searches resulted in no further action. 83% of the people who were stopped were either Black or Hispanic. The two racial groups combined made up less than half of the population in the city. (Vanity Fair) Racial profiling has been deemed illegal, and according to the underwhelming amount of arrests made after the searches according to this report, it has also been deemed ineffective. The use of profiling puts people of color in uncomfortable, and dangerous situations, only to be released with no charges. Ongoing movements such as BLM have resulted from this discrimination. Over the past few years, as BLM has grown, so has the distrust of law enforcement. Fewer than 1 in 3 black people killed by police in 2014 were suspected of a violent crimes and allegedly armed. (mapping police violence). Along with the killings, there is no accountability. 99% of cases in 2015 ( in this year, there were 1,152 killings) did not result in any officer(s) being convicted. Too often, racial profiling results in the death, or harming of minorities. Not only does this discrimination hurt POC, it hurts the law enforcement community as whole, because it prevents society from being able to put their trust into …show more content…
Officers would create profiles that included descriptions of key features of suspects such as race, gender, age, social status, etc. They were collected to help law enforcement target possible criminals. Though this began as a useful tool, it later became heavily influenced by social insecurities (such as everyday racism), and stereotypes. In 1994, the United States ratified the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD). This obligates all levels of government (federal, state, and local) to obey the requirements of this treaty. Yet, it still occurs everyday through random searches, interrogations, and unfair detentions. Law enforcement agencies target POC, and make biased assumptions based on common misconceptions dealing with ethnic backgrounds, religion, and national origin. Years of slavery, and racial segregation has led to this systematic racism. On average, Caucasians are twice more likely to receive just a verbal warning for their conduct in a vehicle compared to Blacks/African-Americans. While African-American/Black drivers are twice as likely to be arrested during a traffic stop. (The Leadership