The act of judging someone based on the color of their skin may sound like a thing of the past, but many cases are being presented today where minorities find themselves as the victims of racial profiling by police and government officials. This leads many minorities to feel targeted by them, and even harbor mistrust and suspicion. The social problem that I’m focusing on is racial profiling and the effects that it has on communities and society overall. Racial profiling is a widespread problem in society that often makes communities have strained relationships and a mistrusting relationship, which leads to a greater chance of having conflict between the two. Racial profiling is defined as, “The discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime …show more content…
Minority communities especially are often more likely to gather suspicion towards white officers. Without trust, disfunction can occur and police officers will not be able to fulfill their job of keeping people safe. However, a solution that can help this is community policing. Community policing is an approach that can be beneficial because officers earn the trust of and get to know community members by actively being around. This can be helpful because it can reduce biases that people have toward police and vice versa. They “get a better sense of resident’s needs and helps residents to develop greater trust.” (Law Teacher). When they get to know residents, they also know who is more likely to commit crimes instead of having implicit bias against minorities in general. With this in mind, they can even offer help and continue communication to reduce crime levels in the area. This is also good for both because it can help solve problems in the communities. Members also won’t be as afraid to voice concerns and in return, together they can come up with