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    Racial profiling is a huge problem today in society. The biggest question society has today is: is racial profiling useful or harmful? Many people would argue that question. When police officers go about their jobs‚ they will do whatever it takes to make it easier to find the person who committed a crime‚ whether they are racially profiling or not. The most common use of racial profiling is traffic stops. This is one purpose I definitely don’t believe racial profiling should be used. This makes

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    with racial discrimination. Racial profiling goes against what the United States of America stand for and it is unfortunate for those who escaped from discrimination to be subjected to it again. The drawbacks of racial profiling outweigh the benefits. There is no doubt that ethnic minorities are targeted in the U.S. because of their differentiations. Racial profiling isn’t and should never become justified when used by law enforcement due to its unfair qualities. The justification of racial

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    Racial profiling by police has been in the news more than it has ever been before. People have been shot and killed by police only because on how they look suspicious and they haven’t caused any harm to any one around them. Racial Profiling by police is wrong because it has been ineffective and it has led to deaths of people of color and has also lead to arrests. Racial profiling is ineffective and it abuses practices that target innocent people based of how they look‚ and a strategy that

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    Racial profiling continues despite the fact that the Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution protects the people from unreasonable searches and seizures. The fourth amendment states: The right of the people to be secure in their persons‚ houses‚ papers‚ and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures‚ shall not be violated‚ and no warrants shall issue‚ but upon probable cause‚ supported by oath and affirmation‚ and particularly describing the place to be searched‚ and the persons

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    Racial profiling is a dated and ineffective tactic used by law enforcement to propagate the idea that members of certain races (particularly non-white) are more inclined to commit crimes‚ than are Caucasians. The American Civil Liberties Union defines racial profiling as “the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin” (“Racial Profiling: Definition”). This biased practice

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    Junyong Kim Professor Natalie Oliveri ENG 112 10/13/2010 Racial profiling Final draft “Should the U.S government use racial profiling in the war against terrorism?” In today’s society‚ the issue of terrorism is not just a concern for some countries such as America or some Arabic countries but for all countries‚ and it is becoming more important that protecting own country from terrorism. Everyone probably remember the September 11 terror‚ which is one of the biggest attacks in recent few

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    Despite the gains for Affirmative Action for African Americans and civil rights‚ racial profiling still occurs in American society today and it is becoming a growing practice through leadership positions. According to the National Institute of Justice (NIJ)‚ Racial profiling by law enforcement is commonly defined as a practice that targets people for suspicion of crime based on their race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin. Creating a profile about the kinds of people who commit certain types

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    Racial profiling‚ defined as the targeting of individuals and groups by law enforcement officials‚ even partially‚ on the basis of race‚ ethnicity‚ national origin‚ or religion‚ except when there is trustworthy information‚ relevant to the locality and timeframe‚ that links persons belonging to one of the groups to an identified criminal incident or scheme. Law enforcement agencies are designed to protect the people. They are mandated to operate in a fair and ethical manner. Their primary function

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    Racial Profiling is one of the many areas covered in racial discrimination. It refers to the discriminatory practice‚ especially by law enforcement officials which targets individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race‚ ethnicity‚ religion or national origin. Racial profiling has been and is still an issue today in almost every part of the United States. It is seen in different situations whereby people are treated very unfairly or branded criminals and suspects without

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    practice of racial profiling. Police officers nationwide badger pedestrians‚ make traffic stops‚ and unjustly search citizens daily sometimes with their only reason being the color of the person ’s skin. It is this practice‚ racial profiling‚ which encourages law enforcement officials to discriminate against the very citizens they are hired to protect and to be suspicious of all people that might fit the "drug courier" profile. Basically‚ when applied to the police ’s practice or racial profiling‚ this

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