DNA profiling

that particular profile. Criminal profilers also interview witnesses, victims, and create a psychological profile based off of all the information they found. The degree requirements for criminal profiling are not specifically outlined, but according to CriminalJustice.com, it is recommended that you get a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice, Psychology, or Behavioral Science. There are other advanced educational pathways that a person can…

Dexter, is a Tv show about a blood splatter analysis, who not only works to find the killers, but is an killer, an serial killer to be exact. With his actions seeming equivalent to one of a vigilante who only murders the guilty, Dexter fells he does nothing wrong. Whether it be at work or when he performs his “hobby”, Dexter makes sure justice is served. As many dark themed storyline are created, many tend to open with a chilling opening credits that capture your attention to allow you to see…

Racial Profiling Lately in the news and media, there have been many cases of racial profiling and police shootings. This topic seems to be increasing throughout the media and it is getting out of hand. An example of this is when Trayvon Martin suffered a fatal tragedy when he was racially profiled by an on duty police officer. The victim was completely innocent, and he was coming back from the store at night time with possession of skittles and his hoodie was on. In the article, “Jim Crow…

Racial Injustice One aspect of my own social background that has greatly affected my attitude in life is my view on law enforcement. Growing up I would always see how differently law enforcement would treat African-Americans compared to Caucasians. How I know the difference is because I have been in both situations where I have been stopped by an officer compared to being stopped by an officer with an African-American friend. It is disgusting and very disturbing how true it is when people…

racial profiling on whether law enforcement should be allowed to profile people based on their race, or if it is unconstitutional and discriminatory. Racial profiling is anything enacted by law enforcement officials that relies on race, ethnicity, or national origin to target individuals who may be involved with criminal activity. It originates from criminal profiling which uses other characteristics such as clothing, accessories, hair, tattoos, etc.. Many people believe that racial profiling…

while black” is a term used to refer to racial profiling of African American drivers. The term implies that the driver is pull over simply because of the color of his skin. The police officer uses the traffic stop as an excuse to question and search the vehicle of a black person that has not committed a crime. The Fourth Amendment protects against unlawful search and seizure. The United States Constitution protects against injustice but racial profiling occurs in the very law enforcement…

Racial profiling is defined as using one’s race or ethnicity as grounds for questioning an individual of having committed an offense (English Oxford Dictionary, n.d). Although, racial profiling does not have a set specific time racial profiling has been occurring since colonial time, and it is also known as a gateway act. A gateway act is an excuse that allows individuals to approach citizens who are assumed to be criminals, and questioned them. This has now led to the mistrust amongst the…

Racial profiling the act of targeting a person of a certain race on the basis of observed behavior rather than individual suspicion. Although this act might not happen in our community for many minorities it is an everyday reality. Recently, many races accuse the majority race and police of racially profiling them in everyday scenarios. These scenarios involve a multitude of regular tasks in our everyday lives for example during shopping, driving, napping, and many more daily tasks. Many times…

no surprise to most that people today, sadly live in a world of racial profiling, or biases. In fact from the years of 2011-2014 there was a study conducted by Cody T. Ross, which reveled that there was sufficient data to verify that there is an alarming number of killings of unarmed black United States citizens compared to the number of white U.S. citizens killed every year (Weir, 2016). Pursuing this further, racial profiling, or bias, is even more apparent in areas that have dwindling numbers…

Racial Profiling. It originally came about many years ago and it has recently re-surfaced. Many of our African-American males have been killed in the eyes of police custody, and their families have been left to bury their loved one. Unfortunately for these families, neither officer that has shot and killed one of these males have been indicted. So is this really considered right? Is Police Culture Racism? Well, every police officer is different and some just may be against racial profiling, but…