Racial Profiling Against Minorities : Police Enforcement

Racial profiling has been and will continue to be a problem in the United States. Many believe that racial profiling is more prevalent in today’s society; however, this issue has been a part of our society since slavery. Moreover, African American males are mostly the targets of racial profiling, especially in larger cities like New York City and Los Angeles. Racial profiling is becoming a huge problem within the police departments. Police officers are conducting more traffic stops on African Americans males than on any other racial group, for the reason that many police officers believe African Americans males are most likely to be engaged in some sort of criminal activity. Thus, racial

At the core of the stop and frisk policy as utilized by the New York Police Department is racial profiling. Racial profiling has a significant and often controversial place in the history of policing in the United States. Racial profiling can be loosely defined as the use of race as a key determinant in law enforcement decisions to stop, interrogate, and/or detain citizens (Weitzer & Tuch, 2002). Laws in the United States have helped to procure and ensure race based decisions in law enforcement. Historically, the Supreme Court has handed down decisions which increase the scope of discretion of a law enforcement officer. For example, traffic stops can be used to look for evidence even though the officer has not observed

People aren't angry about just this singular issue. They're frustrated with the repeated injustices and failure for the system to work for people of color.

July 3rd, 2013, the police stop a young African-American male on his way home from school. When he asked the officers why he had been stopped, they replied, “ If you aren’t hiding anything, you don’t have anything to worry about”. The police officers began interrogating the young man asking questions like where he was coming from, where was he headed and what he did during the day. The young man informed the officers he was coming from school and was headed home. The officer’s then asked to search the young man’s book bag. “ I’m sorry, officers why do you need to search my book bag? Again, the officers replied, “ If you are not hiding anything, you have nothing to worry about.” At the time this young man did not know his rights and should have

Limits should not be placed on a police officer’s observations simply because some critics claim that the content and substance of these observations may be racist in nature. Case law has supported racial profiling as long as it is not the only reason for police contact (Von Kaenel 2). Racial profiling critics think that strategies which focus on race will result in higher arrests for a minority group even though the particular minority group might be under in the general population (Von Kaenel 2). Critics also say it encourages unjustified detentions, “fishing expeditions” unlawful arrests, and will inevitably lead to an erosion of the people’s civil rights. But officials argue that disregarding racial profiling does nothing to protect the public and will delay the apprehension of a suspect (Von Kaenel 1). After reviewing this information, I believe racial profiling should be one of the strategies police use to narrow their suspect pool during criminal investigations.

The police officer bringing the detained man fitting the description of a robbery that just occurred back to the scene in order for the cashier to identify him would be a showup. The one man show up occurred almost directly after the offense had been committed. This is more suggestive than a lineup. (2015) I have never personally been apart of a lineup or conducted one. However, I have conducted several showups. I was able to locate a suspect of felony vandalism and criminal trespass thanks to the eye witness testimony. I was able to bring him back to the scene of where the offense had taken place within thirty minutes and the witness was able to identify him as the suspect. Not to mention, as I have stated previously the cameras in the store

To conclude, racial profiling against Black people by police officers is a serious issue throughout the nation. However, as proven by this essay, there are several solutions to mitigate the issue. By deposing police officers with racist stereotypes embedded into their minds, replacing poor police protocol targeting minorities, providing police officers with greater accountability, and implementing body cameras on all police officers, racial profiling against Black people could be greatly reduced, better yet, completely eliminated. Singling people out due to the color of their skin is illegal, immoral, and unconstitutional. Police departments must do their part in providing Black people the equality which they rightfully deserve. Recalling the

Racial profiling in law enforcement is a despicable issue in the United States. This issue is a long standing & deeply troubling national problem despite claims that the United States has entered a “post” racial era. We are often told to rely on the police to protect us from harm and promote fairness & justice in our communities. This hasn’t been the easiest being that racial profiling has led countless people to live in fear-portraying entire

“Racial Profiling? We don’t do that here. Now Let’s go get that brown fucker!” “Racial profiling at its core concerns the invidious use of race or ethnicity as a criterion in conducting stops, searches and other law enforcement investigative procedures. It is premised on the erroneous assumption that any particular individual of one race or ethnicity is more likely to engage in misconduct than any particular individual of another race or ethnicity. Racial profiling in law enforcement is not merely wrong, but also ineffective. Race-based assumptions in law enforcement perpetuate negative racial stereotypes that are harmful to our rich and diverse democracy, and materially impair our efforts to maintain a fair and just

A major issue that has been at the forefront of the topic of race in America is racial profiling. This practice of targeting individuals based on the individual’s race is not new and has been in use for many many years. However it has recently come to national attention with the killing of unarmed black teenagers by police officers. The issue of racial profiling not only highlights the lack of equality in America but the issue of policemen using excessive force when dealing with criminal activity.

The alarms blare and the rain pours as three burglars jump through the broken windows of the bank. Money bags and pistols in hand, they shoot the police as they try to apprehend them. The police return fire, but are unsuccessful in stopping them. The burglars sprint to their getaway car and speed off, police chasing them. The burglars and police enter a firefight and shoot at each other nonstop. The police chase the burglars to a dead end, knowing the burglars cannot escape. They get out of their cars, flashlights and pistols in hand, and yell “Freeze!” They walk forward and stare in disbelief. The only thing in front of them is a dead end alleyway. The burglars had simply vanished!

The result of this small study appears to confirm that Racial Profiling in Law Enforcement do exists in the country and in the police’s workforce. Although, the main outcome of the issue is how the expert legitimately define what Racial Profiling is in Street-Level Crime and also how do one consider if it is really Racial Profiling. Because this interview efficiently got valid evidences, information and opinion, the results seem to suggest that it depends how the situation is if Law Enforcements practice Racial Profiling. Perhaps, one must first closely go back to the proper definition of Racial Profiling in order to know if they are applying it.

There are various different forms of police misconduct such as police corruption, use of excessive force, false arrests, obstruction of justice etc. Most forms police misconducts can be serious issues within the law enforcement and the criminal justice system. However this essay will focus on one type of police misconduct and that is the use of racial profiling. Over many years there has been a ton of studies and research done on racial profiling. In the studies and research racial profiling has been looked from various different angles. Racial profiling is suggested to be part of the police subculture and officers tend to regard this form of profiling to be part of their work, however it is sometimes hard to determine whether or not racial

Racial profiling is a longstanding and extremely disturbing national issue that is often not addressed due to the ignorant belief that the United States has entered a “post-racial era”. Racial profiling refers to the discriminatory act of targeting an individual for suspicion of crime solely based on the individual’s race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. This reliance on group characteristics used by law enforcement has proven to be extremely problematic as it undermines the basic foundation of justice, creates fear and distrust towards police by citizens and is statistically proven to not increase crime prevention. Racial profiling is an ineffective technique used by law enforcement to reduce crime.

Racial and Ethnic situations for the graduate’s class from the LAPD Academy through the years of 1998 - 2008