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Definition

The law-enforcement practice of using race, national origin, or ethnicity as a salient basis for suspicion of criminal activities. (Black's Law Dictionary, 9th edition, 2009)

 

Keywords

  • Racial Profiling
  • Discrimination in law enforcement
  • Racial profiling in law enforcement
  • Traffic violations
  • Searches and seizures
  • Driving while black
  • Driving while Hispanic
 

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    •  “Driving While Black” is not a crime…so why are incidents occurring across the country?
    • Is racial profiling really a black and white issue?
    • Are there laws to combat racial profiling? If so, are they working?
    • Is racial profiling only happening in the police department or in other walks of life?
    • What can be done about racial profiling?
    • What impact do you think that the Dred Scott decision of 1857 had on racial profiling?
    • Are minority students targeted as potential dropouts?  Is this a form of racial profiling?
    • Is Jim Crow justice alive and well in America today?
    • Is racial profiling a legitimate way to identify terrorists or hijackers?
    •  Does Arizona's 2010 immigration law encourage racial profiling?
    • How did the attacks on September 11, 2001 affect racial profiling?
     

    Reference Books

    Encyclopedia of contemporary American social issues
    Call Number: ebook (available online)
    Publication Date: 2011

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    Corsini encyclopedia of psychology
    Call Number: REF BF31 .E52 2010
    "Criminal Profiling"

    Encyclopedia of Race and Crime
    Call Number: REF HV6789 .E43 2009

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    Encyclopedia of American Civil Rights and Liberties
    Call Number: REF KF4748 .E53 2006

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    Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law - (see "Profiling")
    Call Number: REF K346 .E53 2008

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    Encyclopedia of police science
    Call Number: REF HV7901 .E53 2007

     
     

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