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Racial Profiling is a topic that has been and continues to be debated for years. Even the existence of racial profiling is often contested and unconceivable to many people who are not confronted with it, this usually means white people. This paper will look at how racial profiling is defined along with a brief history of how and when it began. There is statistical evidence that will be presented to show that there is really no true cause for racial profiling and case studies to show it is race based and not economical based.
Racial profiling is defined as an act of law enforcement initiated on an individual’s race, ethnicity or national origin rather than on the individual’s behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged in a criminal act (Fayette city sheriff’s department).
A group calling itself “Victims of Reverse Discrimination” defines racial profiling in two forms:
· Good racial profiling: their so-called good racial profiling results in a disparate impact upon non-minorities (Caucasians) due to race-based job performances dictated by the federal government.
· Bad racial profiling: They allege that the NAACP and other racial special interests define criminal prosecution of minorities who have committed crimes as “bad racial profiling” Adversity. ...
The origin of racial profiling dates farther back than the many would think. Although the modern idea of racial profiling became popular with the 1982 kickoff of Reagan’s War on Drugs, it has existed in various forms since slavery. ... These practices were aimed at maintaining an unpaid labor pool in the South in the early post slavery days as summarized in an article called the “Origin or Racial Profiling.”
“In the Roots of Racial Profiling”, (by Anita L. ...
Although racial profiling is not backed by law or written statutes, its roots are in the laws that were enacted during the colonial times. Willis also states that racial profiling, for want of a better term, is a Gateway Act- an excuse used to approach citizens assumed to be criminals.
What similarities does the past racial profiling have in common with the present system that we have? ...
· Statistically, the numbers/percentages of victims of racial profiling raises concerns about the institution of law enforcement. ...
Racial profiling has been a very huge issue in law enforcement that has created a very serious concern and distrust between Blacks and law enforcement institutions. ... Such police actions that go unpunished lead one to believe that racial profiling is institutional.
Under the pretence of “bad racial profiling,” there have not been any facts to support that the police/law enforcement officers only apprehend black criminals. ...
In an article entitled “Support Your Police” (Author and yr) an advocate of racial profiling suggests that based on their supposed facts, the number she saw and their dialogue in the New Jersey, New York, and Maryland cops indicates that, racial profiling is non-existent or justified.
Approximate Word count = 2304
Approximate Pages = 9.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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