Racial Profiling stands out as a controversial topic discussed not only in the United Stated but also other parts of the world. Many people tend to voice their opinions upon this particular situation because it is a common everyday issue to see minorities especially being basically harassed because of small things like their skin color. The American Civil Liberties Union states that racial profiling is based on the practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime
Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice Field: A Proposal of Change Amanda Patterson Johnston Community College Racial Discrimination in the Criminal Justice Field Many Americans believe that the United States has entered a “post-racial” era, yet racial profiling remains a longstanding and deeply troubling national problem. If the U.S. is a place of freedom and equality, then why has “racial profiling been legitimized as public policy?” (Sudbury, 2014). Discrimination displayed on an every-day
autobiography titled Black Boy Today (2016) about a black boy growing up in the United States, he would write about racial profiling against blacks, the wide education gap between black and white, and the unequal job opportunities for blacks. If Wright was to write Black Boy today, he would examine the phenomenon of racial profiling because it is one of the most serious and longstanding issue in today’s society. Many black are being targeted for suspicion of crime, and in some cases, murdered by a law
still face racial prejudice and discrimination in everyday life. Richard Wright was born after the Civil War but before the Civil Right Era. If he were writing an autobiography titled Black Boy Today (2016) about a black boy growing up in the United States, he would write about racial profiling against blacks, the wide education gap between black and white, and the unequal job opportunities for blacks. If Wright was to write Black Boy today, he would examine the phenomenon of racial profiling because
ethnicity. If the singing boy was not one of the volcano people wearing a hoodie and was a part of the water people, he would not have choked out because he was perceived as a ghost. “Racial Profiling is a longstanding and deeply troubling national problem despite claims that the United States has entered a “post-racial era” according to aclu.org. Although U.S. has moved past the civil rights era there are still improvements to be done about stereotypes of black people. As provided in the quote, progress