The Pros of Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement An Argument Essay Presented to Mrs. Jaeger of Bonita High School In Partial Fulfillment Of the requirements for English II Honors By McKayla Antrim 2015 McKayla Antrim Mrs. Jaeger English II Honors 3 March 2015 Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement The image of hundreds people jumping to their deaths out of windows 1‚000 feet of the ground‚ to the masses of people chaotically running through the streets will never be forgotten to the people
Premium Race Racial profiling United States
Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy? Pro Law enforcement cameras placed everywhere. In the supermarkets and in the small shops‚ in the public place and in the automobile. It helps owner to control the business and even help police to register committed crime. Contra. Sometimes cameras can picture you in the unattractive situation. The movie about you can be placed on the youtube without your permission. Like every things in our life the law enforcement cameras could
Premium Surveillance Privacy Law
Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy? The police are an organization dedicated to enforce and protect the law. The force is sworn under oath and the members sworn in must respect and live by it. Personnel accepted to do this job are carefully chosen through many different tests to prove their good ethics. In order to perform that job the personnel must have good ethical values in accordance to their society and laws. The police forces are public servants which obligates them to behave
Premium Surveillance Privacy Law
topic that I chose to research and discuss was racial profiling. I felt that it was an appropriate topic because as an African American looking for a career in law enforcement I’m going to encounter these types of situations every day. In my in the following pages I hope to show you how law enforcement officer can either use this to as a positive tool or will it be a mean of abuse and racism. I will give you some history on where racial profiling was developed. Going through the “crack” era of New
Premium Race Racial profiling Police
to racial profiling‚ which defined as the policy or practice using race or national origin to find suspicion by law enforcement officials (ACLU). For example‚ African Americans are easily pulled over on highway because they are judged by hiding drugs in the car potentially‚ even though they are asked for consent to search the vehicle. Racial profiling occurs at US port entry commonly and especially targeted on Arab ancestry because they fit the profile of a terrorist. Racial profiling is any use
Premium Police Human rights United States
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
Premium Race Racial profiling United States
Racial profiling within law enforcement has been around for such a long time‚ leading many to wonder why it has persisted. Part of the reason is that there has been a lack of action by Congress surrounding this issue. Early in 2001‚ the End Racial Profiling Act was introduced to Congress‚ which stated “no law enforcement agent or law enforcement agency shall engage in racial profiling.” (The Leadership Conference‚ 2011) It failed after the September 11th terrorist attacks in the United States‚ due
Premium Police Law Law enforcement agency
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
Premium Race Racial profiling Police
still problems 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
Premium United States Race Racism
Does DNA profiling in its current state offer foolproof identification? What needs to be in place for it to be error-free? Should all incarcerated criminals be forced to give samples? Should convicted juveniles? Should the general public be required to give a DNA sample? The pros of DNA profiling are that it can be used to quickly eliminate a suspect‚ saving time in searches for perpetrators. And it can provide compelling evidence to support a conviction and‚ most importantly‚ reduce the chances
Free Crime DNA Criminal law