Racial profiling

same great results in our city. And this will put the lawbreakers in jail and return the neighborhoods back to the people of the community. I understand that some of you have concerns about racial profiling. Let me be clear, I will…

The aim of the study was to determine the accuracy of the predictions of offender profiles, which allows law enforcement and investigators to theoretically prioritize certain subjects. Profiling is used to find a particular subject which committed the particular crime. The profile must be accurate meaning the construct of the profile must allow for a certain individual to be identified. The construct has been criticized as being too general with its statements and the profile being overall to…

The stop, question and frisk policy emerged from the case of Terry v. Ohio was designed to stop and search individuals based upon reasonable suspicion of an experienced police officer that a criminal activity might be occurring. Yet, the discretions granted to law enforcement agencies have been abused as the enforcement tactics are racially biased toward minority groups. Past analyses showed that police would further determined whether their suspicions are reasonable enough to constitute a stop…

Offender profiling is used more often than not. Offender profiling can be defined as characterizing an offender by examining the characteristics of their offences. Profiling in general is the process in which we use the available information given about a crime, a crime scene, and or a victim in order to create a profile of the unknown offender. Of course, offender profiling cannot tell law enforcement who exactly committed such offence. It can potentially help us make predictions about the…

The actions at the hands of the Police that are found to be discriminating of different races in Ferguson, only leads us to analyze the consequences of such racist behavior afflicted onto these people. The African American race is often times targeted by the police, frequently without any trial or court term issued. We can further gather information from the possible social benefits and consequences by creating a standard deemed as a 'desirable' social situation, we can also measure and take…

Equality something that this nation that we cohabit says we have, but somehow something that not all individuals seem to fully pose. To be successful in this nation that we call home, you first must have this unearned privilege of being Caucasian, which is considered the best privilege, being a Caucasian male gives you an advantage, then next you must be heterosexual and align with the social norms that those in power have attempted to enforce upon us. But what about those who do not conform to…

his or her power there is an increasingly large percentage that does. This presents a problem that must be dealt with by those in charge of our police system. Racial profiling is frequently described as a practice that targets peoples for suspicion of the crime based on their race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin ("Racial Profiling," 2013). Creating a category of people who commit certain crimes…

made to seem equal, but what lies under all that “truth” is injustice. A society's impression or stigma on certain kinds of people can affect how those people are treated, in this instance it's a negative view that can potentially be harmful. Racial profiling and discrimination from members of the legal workforce's biased beliefs has an immense impact on people wrongfully accused and convicted of crimes.Racial profile related legal prejudice is prominent in the USA, a country where a range of…

ike_in_louisiana_and_minnesota_destroy_minority_communities_both_physically_and_ Alang explores how racial discrimination against African Americans is bad for the mental and physical health, and police are to blame for this. Police are racial profiling along with their arrests, and because of this, they are twice as much likely to kill black than whites. This discrimination and racial profiling (along with increased of unemployment and poverty from…

Thesis: Racial profiling is a re-occurring issue in American history that started during the Colonial times, and continues up until today. In general, experience is very valuable and can aid in making decisions or judgment calls. Racial Profiling compromises the structure in which America stands. With Constitutional laws that are supposed to protect us as American citizens from any discrimination or mistreatment, Racial Profiling is still being practiced. It violates our human rights, causes…