Racial Profiling Since Septembe 11

This paper discusses racial profiling or the targeting of certain ethnic groups since the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. It gives a brief history of racial profiling and the use of racial profiling by law enforcement agencies. It also discusses the change in focus by law enforcement towards certain ethnic groups since September 11, 2001, and gives this author’s opinion on the subject.

Racial Profiling Since September 11, 2001

Racial profiling is something that is not new to our society. When most of us speak of racial profiling today, we tend to think of what has happened since the events of September 11, 2001. The fact is, however, this is something that has been going on for a very long time. In recent history, after the events of September 11, 2001, the Middle Eastern community has been profiled. Terrorism profiling, like traditional profiling, is based on stereotypes about the propensity of certain racial, religious, or ethnic groups to engage in particular criminal activity (Wilkins, 1999). The problem we encounter when fighting the war on terrorism is trying to balance civil liberties and the protection of our nation and its citizens. The is

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The second step would be to increase the randomness of inspections. There was no evidence to suggest that any of these men knew anything about terrorism in the first place (Morales, n. I feel with the implementation of at least these two practices, there would not be any undue burden on any racial or ethnic group and security would not be compromised. Terrorist can not use their deception and disguises to over come a random inspection. Literally, the only reason why these drivers were being stopped by the police was because of the color of their skin (Cockburn & St. There was no evidence that Japanese Americans posed any threat to national security or were going to help the Japanese war effort. This study shows that even though minority drivers make up less then 25 percent of the drivers on Maryland highways, minority drivers make up more than 70 percent of all traffic stops. In November 2001, the Department of Justice ordered 5,000 men who had entered the United States legally to submit to “voluntary” interrogations. These drivers are often pulled over even though there may be nothing wrong. All these men were from Middle Eastern countries.

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