Qualitative Research Project: Racial Profiling

Kab Twyman
Dr Nicholson
Week 7 Qualitative Research Project Part 2
9 Feb 2014

Introduction
Since the 1990’s Racial Profiling has become a major issue in our society. There has been an abundance of court cases, killings and protests where people from the Black community feel that they are being harassed, stopped and questioned or arrested, simply for their outward appearance and look. Racial profiling for the most part has been linked to the police and their investigative methods. However racial profiling is not just limited to the police and their methods. Since 9/11 and the Iraq war racial profiling has become apparent in our view and beliefs against the Muslim/Islamic community.
Summary
My topic of discussion for my project is racial profiling and how it affects a certain socioeconomic group. The type of
Racial profiling affects the black community directly by police continually going outside of their way to stop, harass or arrest blacks simply by the fact that they look a certain way. It affects the black community indirectly because the black community knows or experiences racial profiling and no longer have complete trust of policemen.

Hypothesis
Through my research on the topic of “Racial Profiling” have noticed that there are many issues of the black community that are affected, be it by discomfort, senseless, irrational methods of police and society.
Conclusion
Racial profiling is a pervasive nationwide practice that federal and local law enforcement agencies use. Whatever type of racial profiling that is demonstrated is an unjust and ineffective method of law enforcement. There are now more laws, policies and procedures that are now in place to help alleviate racial profiling towards any type of race, origin or ethnicity. Becoming more aware of these issues will help and deter any type of unjust, unlawful type of discrimination towards