Racial Profiling Cons

Ever since September 11, 2001, the world’s fight against terrorism has been a continuous battle. The difference between this war, and all the other wars prior, is that we don't know who the enemy is at certain times. A system had to be put into play based upon statistics to narrow down a group of people who would be more likely to carry out an attack, or commit a crime. Since then, Racial Profiling, or police profiling has been used as a tool to reduce crime, and prevent attacks throughout the world. The war on terror was a key factor in creating racial profiling because it uses statistics to target suspected terrorists, allowed us to see what organizations were mainly responsible for attacks, and aided in the United States forming a system
It allowed the United states to form a system that gathered statistics in order to target likely individuals who would commit a crime. Stanford University stated in an article wrote after a study was carried out that “If a higher percentage of people in one ethnic group actually do carry illegal drugs or weapons, for example, a higher search rate for that group may not reflect racial discrimination”. This shows how profiling is not racist, and gives a good explanation on how profiling in the United States works. We know the system works because of the following statement made by havok journal, “For decades, “profiling” has helped police agencies identify and arrest serial killers, prolific burglars, terrorists, and the like.” It is an effective tool to use in catching criminals, but it comes with the risk of being accused as a
It has allowed many agencies to create a statistic driven system to better identify those who run a greater chance of causing harm to others. Another benefit is that now, terror organizations that want to inflict harm on other races/religions are red flagged and monitored more close. The greatest positive outcome it had was that now statistics and crime rates are logged, and it makes police work much more efficient and reliable. The war on terror's effect on racial profiling benefited a lot of parties because of its new and efficient ways of tracking down terrorists, gave a new perspective on the use of crime statistics, and prevented many