...do now. Body Paragraph 2 a. Source I i. Why Conservatives should oppose Racial Profiling ii. Racial profiling oppresses the African American population iii. The justice system is tailored for white men, the minorities just have to assimilate Body Paragraph 3 a. Source 2 I. Maryland Restricts Racial Profiling in New Guidelines for Law Enforcement II. Maryland law requires law enforcement agencies to have policies prohibiting racial and ethnic profiling during traffic stops III. There are people with different viewpoints on if racial profiling still exists IV. ''Racial profiling continues despite the fact that it is against the law of the United States; it's against Maryland law,'' Body Paragraph 4 b. Source 3 V. Why Racism Still Flourishes VI. “our faltering efforts to deal with race in this country, a great deal of time is devoted to responding to symptoms rather than root causes. That may help explain why racism keeps repeating itself.” VII. Examples are pointed out; in colleges racism has occurred. VIII. “The United States has been treating evidence of racism, and not the causes, since the Civil War.” Body Paragraph 5, 6, 7, etc Conclusion * Clarify what you now think of your issue. * Did you find a satisfactory answer to your question? Yes, no, maybe. Clarify your answer. * “Wrap up your intellectual journey and explain where you are now in your thinking and how your...
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...163 9/18/12 Group 6 crime paper 1 Crime For many years there has been a lot of attention on racial profiling, media and otherwise in the United States. Through the years there has been a history of issues that include racial bias regarding African Americans, Muslims, and middle-eastern people. This racial profiling intensified in the 1990’s. There have been a number of studies revealing evidence of racial profiling. The comedian Ron White said in a comedy act that he was once arrested because “the police were stopping ever car going down that particular sidewalk and that’s profiling, which is illegal.” He was making fun of this situation, but unfortunately it is something that happens every day in the United States. Many Americans of ethnic background face racial profiling. Racial profiling goes against what our constitution stands for, and violates the constitution’s promise that all people are equal and that people should be free from unreasonable searches and seizers. Racial profiling targets people of color and different ethnic backgrounds for investigation and police enforcement, but unfortunately this alienates communities from law enforcement and causes them to lose creditability and trust among the people they are supposed to protect. We expect the police to protect and be fair and just, but this horrible practice of racial profiling has led to people living in fear and makes communities feel that they are all suspects. Also troubling are...
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...Stereotyping and Profiling – The Negative Effect on Society Glenn A Smith ENG102 Sullivan University Composition 102 Abstract This essay shows the negative effects society encounters from stereotyping and profiling and some solutions to how, we as a nation, can overcome this plague. Stereotyping is the act of making an assumption or generalization of a particular person or group of persons based on misconceptions usually extending to how they might act or what they represent or just categorizing these people and groups as to what they are like. Profiling is the process in which we base information on a person or group from past knowledge of their traits or actions. Some researchers’ feel that many of us unconscientiously stereotype and profile without even knowing and that our rearing traditions have also contributed to this way of thinking. Profiling can be implemented by different approaches such as racial profiling, facial profiling even as simple as individual or group profiling. Stereotyping and profiling can affect anyone, rich or poor, black or white, famous or ordinary, and does not consider any age or gender. Humiliation and degradation will come about within each person. As a nation, changes are needed on how we view and accept one another; teach our children the effects of this behavior at home and school, and stress to our government to undertake ways to establish effective means of profiling for security measures that will not violate constitutional...
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...Shawnta Morris CJE 101-01 Research Paper October1, 2013 Racial Profiling and the Effects it has on Blacks in the Criminal Justice System. Some people wonder what is racial profiling. Racial profiling deals with miss-education, slavery, and incarceration. Since the beginning of slavery African Americans have suffered due to their identity. Racial profiling deals with selecting a person for their complaint of a specific racial group. The main reason in advocating racial profiling in the background of criminal study can enlarge the possibility of arresting criminals. Paul Bou-Habib stated, “If the rate at which members of a specific racial group commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?” (2011, p.34). It is injustice, when police officers, political officials, and judges have learned how to automatically have a racist attitude towards blacks. For example, my friend was in McDonald’s parking lot and he was in the process of switching seats with his friend because he was exhausted of driving. While leaving the parking lot, the officer had pulled them over because he seen a black guy get out of his car and thought something seemed suspicious. The officer implied that my friend did not use his right turning signal. The term “driving while black has been used to describe the practice of law enforcement officials to stop African-American drivers without probable...
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...A black teen with white parents was mistaken for burglar and assaulted by cops in his own home. The police department of the cops that assaulted the teen tried to defend themselves by saying that DeShawn, the black teen, did not obey the officer’s orders to the letter despite the fact that they were intruders in his own home. Instances similar to this are a prime example of how groups of people aren’t being represented and how they need to be protected. Racial profiling is happening everywhere today whether it be “random selection” at an airport, someone following you around a store, or even getting pulled over by a cop for no good reason. Reasoning behind this, is because if there was a scare about a group of people of certain race doing something...
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...Racial Profiling Furnie J. Oden IV Strayer University- Lithonia Campus Some people wonder what is racial profiling. Racial profiling derives from fear of the unknown, miss-education, slavery, and incarceration. Since the beginning of slavery African Americans have dealt with profiling due to their identity. Racial profiling deals with selecting a person within a stereotypical criteria according to their specific racial group. The main reason in advocating racial profiling in the background of criminal study can enlarge the possibility of arresting criminals. Paul Bou-Habib stated, “If the rate at which members of a specific racial group commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?” (2011, p.34). It is not right when police officers, political officials, and judges make decisions based on predetermined racist and some would say ignorant beliefs. For example, my friend was in McDonald’s parking lot and he was in the process of switching seats with his friend because he was exhausted of driving. . The term “driving while black has been used to describe the practice of law enforcement officials to stop African-American drivers without probable cause” (Weatherspoon, 2004). This is one of the leading minority men are pulled over in their vehicle. Which usually leads to a unwarranted stop...
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...The racial incorporation process began with the civil rights movement of the 1960s affected American institutions and the urban environment. Although cities remain segregated by race, African-Americans and other population of different colors are increasingly. Perhaps the most troubling ones arise when Black people act out social roles that others do not expect or accept. These acts draw “color lines” that represent a fundamental fault line in present day American culture, especially for Black people who experience upward mobility. When such events take place, the effects can be fatal, as was the case for George Zimmerman. The killing of 17-year-old African-American Trayvon Martin. The event has touched off a fierce debate over race, violence, and equal treatment under the law. On February 26, CNN stated that Trayvon was visiting a house with his father in a gated townhouse community in Sanford, Florida (outside Orlando). Trayvon left the house and walked to the local 7-Eleven. On his way back, George Zimmerman, a white 28-year-old neighborhood watch captain, called the police because the boy looked “real suspicious,” according to a 911 call released late Friday. Even though the operator told Zimmerman not to pursue Trayvon, he did anyway, getting out of his car and confronting the boy. And according to the New York Times' Charles Blow, "Trayvon had a bag of Skittles and a can of iced tea. Zimmerman had a 9 millimeter handgun. The two allegedly engaged in a physical altercation...
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...There are many different religious groups such as Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, and Christianity, which include Evangelical Protestant, Mainline Protestant, Historically Black Churches, Roman Catholic, Latter-Day Saints, Jehovah’s Witness, and Orthodox. In addition, each religious group have different beliefs, worship practice, or values in life. In addition, as different religious groups have differences, racial/ethnic groups such as Asians, Blacks, Hispanic and Latino, Pacific Islander, and Whites have differences in ancestry, language, and culture backgrounds. However, Hinduism and Christianity are the more common growing religious groups in the U.S., but each religious groups have different aspects or beliefs in life. Hinduism is one of the oldest religions in the world, and can be confusing to others (“Hinduism Beliefs”, 2008). In addition, Hinduism religion believes in more than just one purpose or meaning to life, and that many Hindus believe you should fulfill your purpose given, you should reach personal prosperity in the world, enjoyment and fulfilling sexual desires, and you should reach enlighten (“Hinduism Beliefs”, 2008). In addition, another belief of the Hinduism religions is what one says, does, or think has an effect on a person’s life, also known as karma. However, other religions may believe in such karma as well but may not refer to it as karma (“Hinduism Beliefs”, 2008), as Catholics may refer to it as a good deed, or bad deed. However, unlike some...
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...southern Los Angeles. The formation of these groups created on the self-hatred legacy among black African Americans. Powerful individual such as police officer, judge, and other law enforcement are useless the ones to impose these labeling. The dominant group in the society creates and apply deviant groups. Once someone is characterized a curtained way it is hard to remove that label. Like in the documentary " blood and crips", Rodney King was the black man who was beaten by Los Angeles...
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...be stereotyped by the color of their skin; as it is believed that, one can learn all they need to know about a person, just by their skin. Stereotyping is the evil monster no one wants to admit to, seeing how it is constitutionally wrong, it’s easy to pretend it’s not a part of our everyday lives. The other side to this that nobody wants to admit, is that the people stereotyped the hardest are people of color. Stereotyping people of color is so common, that it is has become so forcibly embedded into American society, that its presence in law enforcement, social media, and community finds it to be natural. Taking a backseat view to stereotyping people of color make it clear just how serious it is. Although banned in the United States racial profiling is often used in law enforcement. the number one group that is pursued in stop and frisk situations are young African American males (NYCLU 2.) in new York the epidemic got so bad that the law was made officially, that police officers could no longer stop and frisk solely because of ethnicity and gender under the fourth amendment (Cornell 1.) while this is an active law several men of colored are still subjected to this act. For a long time men of color were not allowed to become officers because it was known that they would stand against such stereotyping. Many had to fight to earn higher ranks in law enforcement. After a long battle, from a time when most law enforcement agencies were nearly if not all white, there are now people...
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...To understand this stereotype, first, racism needs to be defined. According to Dictionary.com racism is defined as “a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one’s own race is superior and has the right to dominate others.” Notice that within the definition there is nothing that alludes to or states that “it’s a belief that all cops practice” or “commonly practiced by cops”. This is why the statement that all cops are racist is a stereotypical statement of discrimination and not a fact. These false accusations should not be some overly used stereotypical joke that’s amusing, because it’s not even the slightest bit amusing. Racism affects many individuals, and the majority are even affected on a daily basis, causing chaos, heart break, fear, discouragement, resent, anger, hopelessness and depression. Racism is a growing concern in the United States and should not be taken lightly. Especially when putting into affiliation with our countries law...
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...Recently, Britain has had a problem called the Windbrush Scandal. The problem consists of the mistreatment of former immigrants, because they were brought to Britain to from Central America and must now prove they are British or be forced to be relocated. Many leaders have resigned due to this, and hopefully it gets resolved in favor of the innocent people who have lived most of their lives on the British island. Institutional Racism is still prevalent in modern day America, though it is not nearly as bad as it once was. The fact that it is still a problem proves just how weak America is when it comes to either enforcing or accepting change, so when things like the End Racial Profiling Act makes its debut to be enacted, it will probably be shot down quickly, and that is a shame. Nothing is more problematic than living in a country with weak policy in terms of making its people feel...
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.........................................8 Conclusion ....................................................................................................................................29 Bibliography .................................................................................................................................31 Research Proposal The goal of my research is to expose the racism in the criminal justice system that is so hidden. I want to show how racism contributes to the huge number of incarcerated African Americans. The criminal justice system creates and perpetuates racial hierarchy in the United States, and has done so throughout history. African Americans are criminalized and targeted because of their skin color. I want to look at the Reagan administration, the War on Drugs, corrupt police practices, media, inner city enforcement, police discretion, racial...
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...today’s society police brutality and racism go hand in hand together, and play a huge part with shaping our society but unfortunately today police brutality is a major concern in the United States. Within many cases, violence is an ongoing battle for millions, and from this stems the many types of violence such as racial discrimination, gang violence and unpredictable outbursts of brutality and from saying that there will always be the cold hard fact that there are some authority figures abusing their power. Cases of police brutality can be traced back to centuries ago, unfortunately when one usually thinks about the given topic, the biggest incident that comes to mind is the Rodney King trial. Since I will be touching on one of the most controversial cases in police brutality it is safe to say that police brutality is still “one of the most serious human violations in the United States. For years the negative use of force used by police officers and local authority has been of a main concern and a large issue throughout our nation” ("LA riots,"). Everything begins when, police officers abuse the use of force that has been given to them, meaning that it has become a growing concern about the abuse of police officers using unnecessary force. And as people have become more educated and aware of what’s taken place, more people have united. People have filed many complaints against police officers using excessive use of force during an arrest and in many cases we have seen how the police...
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...Eric Smith Smith 1 English 7 Mrs. Myers April 14,2015 Annotated Bibliography Asante, Philip G. The Truth about Racism: Its Origins, Legacy, and How God Wants Us to Deal with It. This source played a pretty big role in my paper because I need to identify the truth about mistreatment of blacks before I could write a paper on it. The Author goes into great detail about the mistreatment and stereotype put upon blacks during the slavery era. There are a lot misconceptions about the issue of slavery, but this book clears things up. Cole, Margaret. Women of To-day. This book helped in the sense of getting a view of how women view rasing young men. A lot of the young women in the book explained it as being very hard and stressful. This book came out over 50 years ago so during that time it was war and a lot of issue that ended in their being a lot of single mothers. The book is finished by saying “ A father is needed for any young man to succeed”, and that is where I get my strong opinion about single homes in my essay. Douglass, Frederick. "My Escape from Slavery" This passage helped probably more than any other because he went through slavery and escaped. He talks about the struggles he is put through and also how many of his close friends and family were hurt. He explains in strong detail his journey to freedom and also says he Smith 2 doesn’t understand...
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