Racial Profiling

The judicial system in America has always endured much skepticism as to whether or not there is racial profiling amongst arrests. The stop and frisk policy of the NYPD has caused much controversy and publicity since being applied because of the clear racial disparity in stops. Now the question remains; Are cops being racially biased when choosing whom to stop or are they just targeting “high crime” neighborhoods, thus choosing minorities by default? This paper will examine the history behind stop and frisk policies. Along with referenced facts about the Stop and Frisk Policy, this paper will include and discuss methods and findings of my own personal field research.

But it is proclaimed that stopping people under what that particular officer thinks is reasonable suspicion is effective and brings down crime rate, when there’s no real evidence that it does make up the majority of crime going down and even if it does. Ask yourself this; should billions of citizens lose their rights, over a million deviants. We aren’t the ones that should be looked at as criminals because of what we might look like or where we live that’s racial profiling and discrimination.

presented by advocates of the use of racial profiling as a law enforcement tactic is

The New York City Police Department stop-and-frisk impacts thousands of peoples lives everyday, and unfortunately most of the cases involve African American and Hispanic Males, which shows racism is still present in the world we live in today. Prior to speaking about a stop and frisk, one must have general knowledge about what it is and all of its supporting parts. A “Stop and frisk” occurs when an officer of the law temporarily detains an individual or group of people on the street to question them about the reason or reasons in which they were stopped, and possibly also frisking or searching them for the safety of the officers and the detainees as well. A stop may end with someone being arrested or given a ticket if evidence of a crime being committed comes to light. “A stop and frisk is a concise, non-invasive, police stop of a “suspect(Cornell University Law School, 2014).”

Even though police officers say they couldn't do their job without racial profiling, there are much more effective ways to do their job without it. This is observed in a study over nearly all traffic stops in Missouri in 2014, black drivers were 75% more likely to be stopped and searched than white drivers, although white drivers were more likely to be in possession of illegal drugs and weapons, both of these studies were performed by the state of Missouri's state annual statistic analysis of nearly all traffic stops in Missouri. Also, Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster and his office has also stated that in Missouri for the past 15 straight years African Americans and Latinos have been disproportionately stopped even though white drivers were more likely to have illicit items so this is no new

Racial profiling African Americans consist of stripping away citizen's constitutional right. African Americans have been a victim of racial profiling. “Driving While Back” captures the perception that law enforcement targets African-American’s vehicle (Brown and Janzi). Racial profiling affects guiltness African Americans who are afraid to face the police because they might get accused of doing a crime that they did not commit. African Americans are the number one suspect according to statistics. Racial profiling forces innocent individuals who have been involved in no wrongdoing and are treated through profiling as if

The quasi-judicial body is the only body which is given a mandate to interpret and promote as well as ensure all rights laid down in the charter. It may receive “communication” on human rights violations submitted by non-state actors, both individuals and non-governmental organizations, and member states.

Racial profiling is a serious issue in America. In Florida, 80% of those stopped and searched on highways are Black and Hispanic. Many people in America might be shocked that this issue still happens in today’s society. However, people of color are still discriminated against. The ACLU conveys the message on racial profiling by using visual design elements, pathos, and ethos to engage readers on the issue.

Racial profiling is never good and unfortunately it is still a major issue that happens in the United States today, you would think as a nation everyone would be treated equally and with the same respect as others. Unfortunately, that is not the case, a woman by the name of Shoshana Hebshi, filled a lawsuit against the FBI and various government organization for being the target of racial profiling. Some things to ask yourself, do you want to live in a world where just by the way you look, sound, or just how your name is, could get you thrown in jail. The main issue is that there needs to be more policies in place to avoid racially profiling someone. If law enforcement must use racial profiling to determine if criminal activity has occurred, then we as American citizens are not being treated equally.

Even though segregation was ended in 1964 it still exists today. Instead of being called segregation it's called racial profiling. Racial profiling is suspecting or targeting a person of a certain race, culture, and ethnicity. Three reasons why racial profiling still exists in America, there are many people who are living in fears of cultural stereotypes, profiling black people, and it's not only happening outside it's also happening in an educational place like schools.

Racial Profiling “refers to 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” (ACLU). Although “racial profiling became illegal when the Civil Rights Act of 1964 guaranteed equal treatment of minorities under federal law”, and it has been decided that unlawful search and seizure practices violate the Fourth Amendment to the US Constitution, which guarantees protection against such activity, racial profiling still exists (Quezzaire & DiLascio). Quezzaire & DiLascio continued by saying that minorities complained that the illegal stop and search practices still existed and as a protest to the practice the tactic was labeled Driving While Black (DWB). In fact, minority groups indicated that law enforcement, “stopped and searched minorities and targeted minority-dominated neighborhoods” at a higher rate than a white neighborhood (Quezzaire & DiLascio). It is illegal to stop a driver based on skin color it does not give the expected results and has led to a distrust of law enforcement among other things. The intended result of stopping drivers that are Black or Brown was to reduce crime however, statistics are not supporting this. The issue with racial profiling is that a disproportionate amount of black or brown drivers are stopped based on the color of their skin, and the results have not been shown to cut crime. A driver should not be pulled

Racial profiling is also evident among young African Americans, who have also been overrepresented like their adult counterparts. A report by Wilson (2009) asserts that the racial disparity for the young offenders in the state of Indiana is significantly alarming. From the article, the author states that black youth are likely to be detained as compared to the whites regardless of the fact that the arrests are for similar offenses.

Additionally, racial profiling and the way that Black and white dealers sell drugs facilitate police in drug arrests of African Americans as you rarely see white drug dealers standing on a street corner selling drugs. Thus, (vagrancy) or just handing out of standing on the street in urban neighborhoods' make it easier for the police to arrest African American dealers’ due to visibility because drug dealing by Blacks usually occurs on the streets where drug buyers are more likely to draw attention to themselves and drug deals being made. Also, Police officer’s due to racial bias may decide to arrest Blacks and under the same circumstances may decide not to arrest white suspects. “Therefore, due to using racial profiling tactics in urban minority neighbors, police are in a position to arrest blacks for drugs and contraband more frequently than whites as police are more likely to stop and detain Blacks (9).”

Racial profiling has become a major topic of debate between politicians, journalists, and even the public themselves. Some define this act of the police as a justifiable response of observing a suspicious character, but others see racial profiling as a way to discriminate against ethnic minorities. While racial profiling is highly favored by law enforcement to reduce crime, it accomplishes very little in the world of crime, and it conflicts with the relationship between the police and the community; therefore, the community must work together to put an end to racial profiling.

Acts of injustice occurs all around the world. Many people are tight up upon their views and how they look at people, yet they need to realize that is incorrect. Depending on your race many people can show discomfort for the area they are at and can be scared. Society has trouble wrapping their heads around a person or group has other beliefs or traditions than their own. They then believe that because they don't have the same traditions or skin they begin to racial profile. Racial profiling is when one suspects or targets a person of a certain race based on a stereotype due to their skin. Each race has a stereotype from all of the other races. Due to what happened to the twin towers most of the American society believes that if you are a muslim that you are a terrorist when in reality they are just regular people with a different religion. Day to day they get harassed about their looks and joked about crudely. Another situation would be that people believe that African Americans can be bad people or that they are up to no good. Depending on the area they are in they get portrayed many different ways. Whether you are in the streets of Chicago or just in a small town. You see a lot on the news how the police wrongly accuse or brutally abuse black citizens. With being in college now in class we talked about how diverse this University. Everyday I see new people and never think of anything bad because they are different, but only think they are at college wanting to get a