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This paper will examine Racial Profiling and why we are using it today. ... There are also some solutions to how we can improve our profiling without such intrusive searches of people.
Introduction
Racial profiling is something new to us as a country. ... Davis (2001) some Americans are defending racial profiling against Arab-Americans and say that it is only a small price to pay to assure the safety. Whether or not racial profiling works or even exists are two questions that need to be addressed. Since the September 11th attacks there has been a strong sense of racial profiling against Arab-Americans, especially at airports. This paper will address the issue of racial profiling, whether or not it works, it will question the existence of racial profiling, and finally find out if racial profiling makes people feel safer.
Why is there Racial Profiling? ... The thought of Racial Profiling really began with the war on drugs. ... As we will see later on in my examination of racial profiling, young black males are not the ones who are using drugs the most, but they are disproportionately stopped while driving and searched compared to white males.
Racial Profiling
Racial Profiling can be defined as “any police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being, or having been, engaged in criminal activity” (Resource Guide 3).
History of Racial Profiling
Racial profiling has been around for a lot longer than many people may think. ...
Racial Profiling, Post 9/11
Since the attacks on 9/11 some Americans may feel profiling of Arab-American is a small price to pay for safety. ... Davis at American University Washington College of Law says that “racial profiling is never justifiable” and that it is not a useful practice by law enforcement agencies. She refers to racial profiling as “guilt-by-racial-association”, meaning that people are guilty of the 9/11 attacks because of ones appearance, religion, or where one was born. Professor Davis goes onto say that even minorities are more concerned about ridding the country of terrorist than the problems that racial profiling may cause. However, racial profiling isn’t the best way of getting terrorists. ... This can be compared to our profiling of Arab-Americans. ... Another example of why profiling isn’t quite as effective as some might think, is the case of John Walker Lindh. ... He would have never been stopped through racial profiling because he was an American. ...
Racial Profiling at Airports
I’m sure after the 9/11 attacks Americans that were flying were hoping for stronger security checks against Arab passengers. ... A few days after the attacks Attorney General John Ashcroft said “I’m against using race as a profiling component”. ... However, until we come up with a new type of screening people at airports there will have to be some sort of profiling. ... Until these measures are met we need to keep our focus on this present danger and if it requires profiling Arab’s than that is what needs to be done to ensure the safety of airline passengers (Taylor 1-3).
Approximate Word count = 2624
Approximate Pages = 10.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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