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    as heavy sweating‚ and/or no eye contact when spoken too. However‚ racial and/or criminal profiling isn’t always exactly fair to the individuals under suspicion however if conducted appropriately can be effective in weaving through possible suspects moreover‚ identify and prevent future possible criminal activity. Furthermore‚ necessary security measure to pick up the slack where other security measures have failed. Looking a racial profiling through this lends in a sense is smart law enforcement.

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    Minorities are being overrepresented in the criminal justice system with numbers as high as “30% of the probation population (approximately 1.2 million people)‚ 44% of the prison population (est. 586‚300)‚ and over 40% for the parole population (est. 309‚000)” all of which are African American (Taxman‚ Byrne‚ 2005). The numbers continue to grow for the Hispanic population as well “12% of probationers (491‚700)‚ 18% of parolees (136‚000)‚ and 19% of prison inmates (251‚000) are Hispanic” (Taxman‚

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    Racial Profiling Abstract: Racial profiling is considered by many to be the largest problem in our criminal justice system today. Racial profiling is common defined as the improper practice of selecting potential criminal suspects because of their race or ethnicity. Seeded in the roots of racism‚ racial profiling stretches broadly over the entire nation. And since the men in blue have views too‚ their possible belief in racism can come to power with their badge. With black males having a 51% probability

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    Throughout history in America‚ minorities have been poorly treated in the criminal justice system‚ particularly in cases where darker-skinned people from a diversity of racial backgrounds including African Americans‚ and Latinos—being treated worse than their lighter-skinned folks by whites or even members of their own racial community.Early America‚ blacks were torchered for the slightest violation of informal laws and a lot of times they were blamed for crimes they did not even commit but the

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    of times. Since the wake of September 11‚ racial profiling in airports has been heavily enforced in order to ensure the safety of Americans. In several instances‚ the stopping of virtually all Arab or "suspicious" peoples has proved to be advantageous in that those incriminated intended on causing harm to others. Furthermore‚ airport security has done a superb job in pinpointing the true terrorist‚ any person of a different race. This twisted view of justice must be recognized and must be stopped.

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    Racial Profiling Racial profiling has been a very heated issue from past few years. Race and location are the dominant characteristics authorities look at when engaging in this type of profiling. The undeniable pattern of race-based stops by police is a dilemma that millions of African-American and Latino-American motorists regularly encounter on this country ’s highways. This phenomenon has been sardonically dubbed as "being pulled over for "DWB" (Driving While Black or Brown). This play on words

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    problem manifests itself is the practice of racial profiling‚ which is “any arbitrary police-initiated action based on race‚ ethnicity‚ or natural origin rather than a person’s behavior.”1 In an attempt to fight the war on drugs‚ or‚ more recently‚ on terrorism‚ federal and local governments are searching for more effective policies‚ which can have unintended racial consequences. Racial profiling happens to be one of them. More specifically‚

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    Racial Profiling Literature Review Racial profiling occurs when race is used by law enforcement or private security officials‚ to any degree‚ as a basis for criminal suspicion in non-suspect specific investigations according to Goldberg (1999). With that said‚ discrimination based on race‚ ethnicity‚ religion‚ nationality or on any other particular identity undermines the basic human rights and freedoms to which every person is entitled. Although there is no single‚ universally accepted definition

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    heard the term “racial profiling‚” or the phase “driving why black.” For many African Americans racial profiling is a form of racism. Racial profiling is also a reality most African Americans will face daily. African American males learn all too quickly or early on in life that they might be subjected to be harassed by law enforcement not because they did anything wrong‚ but because of the color of their skin. What is racial profiling? According to Piquero and Reitzel (2006) racial profiling is the

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    about racial discrimination in the twenty-first century‚ the media has dedicated a large portion of coverage to the issue‚ influencing both sides. Essentially‚ racial profiling is unlawful because it strikes fear into the lives of a specific race‚ creates an unprecedented distrust in government officials‚ and although some claim terrorism is on the decline because of racial profiling‚ it ultimately does not result in the broad termination of terrorists. In past decades‚ ethnic minorities have suffered

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