...Racial profiling is a problem which is gaining widespread notoriety in the United States. It may be the most important homeland issue we face today. Not only does racial profiling affect civilians, but it actually makes law enforcement ineffective. Most efforts to investigate and eradicate racial profiling have failed due to unclear findings and a lack of accountability on the part of law enforcement. . Racial profiling is one of the most important civil rights issues facing our country today. Not only does racial profiling affect the direct victims, it negatively affects all people of color, in all generations, of all levels of economic standing. The integrity and accountability of law enforcement agencies is lost due to racial profiling. This integrity is lost in the communities that need effective law enforcement the most, making it close to impossible for police officers to do their jobs. Racial profiling can be defined as “any police-initiated action that that relies on the race, ethnicity or national origin rather than behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being, or having been, engaged in criminal activity (Jost)." There are two types of racial profiling, hard and soft. Hard profiling uses race as the only factor in assessing criminal suspiciousness (MacDonald, 132). A good example of hard profiling would be an officer seeing a black person and, without more to go on, pulling him over for...
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...Racial Profiling and Male African Americans Racial Profiling and Male African Americans INTRODUCTION Imagine driving to the store on a cold winter day, dressed in a hoodie to keep warm. You simply pull into the parking lot in hopes of getting something nice for your daughter for the holidays. Driving the posted speed limit, you pull slowly into a parking space in the back of the store. All of a sudden, a car pulls up behind you, blocking you in. You look in your rearview mirror only to find the community crime watch officer staring you down. The officer immediately treats you like a suspect, smothering you with questions concerning what you’re doing, where you’re going; yet never really had any reasoning behind the questions. After an aggravating experience, they send you on your way. Now imagine you are black and the officer is white. You have probably just experienced racial profiling. WHAT IS RACIAL PROFILING? One of the most important civil rights facing our nation today is racial profiling. The main source of those accused of racial profiling are police officers. In the eyes of citizens, racial profiling by a police officer can be defined as “any police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity or national origin rather than behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being, or having been, engaged in criminal activity” (Ramirez, 2000). For instance, concerning traffic stops...
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...reason the officer wants to search your car. After much hassle you are finally free to go, yet still have no explanation as to why you were pulled over to begin with. Now imagine you are black and the officer is white. You have probably just experienced racial profiling. Racial profiling is a problem which is gaining widespread notoriety in the United States. It may be the most important homeland issue we face today. Racial profiling is a clear violation of the civil rights of United States citizens. Not only does racial profiling affect civilians, but it actually makes law enforcement ineffective. Most efforts to investigate and eradicate racial profiling have failed due to unclear findings and a lack of accountability on the part of law enforcement. New measures must be taken in conjunction with current measures to curb racial profiling. A stringent federal program to monitor and survey our nation’s police officers is needed. The public also needs to become more involved in efforts to stop racial profiling. Until these measures are taken, racial profiling will continue to eat away at the heart of our nation. Racial profiling is one of the most important civil rights issues facing our country today. Not only does racial profiling affect the direct victims, it negatively affects all people of color, in all generations, of all levels of economic standing. The integrity and accountability of...
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...2015 Male African Americans & Racial Profiling in American INTRODUCTION Considering our time and age racial profiling one of the most untouched subjects in history, especially in the law-enforcement community. Most people get it confused with criminal profiling which is not the same. Racial profiling is any police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being or having been, engaged in criminal activity. Criminal profiling is any police- initiated action that used the compilation of the background, physical, behavioral, and motivational characteristics for a type of perpetrator that lead the police. Now imagine driving to the store on a cold winter day, dressed in a hoodie to keep warm. You simply pull into the parking lot in hopes of getting something nice for your daughter for the holidays. Driving the posted speed limit, you pull slowly into a parking space in the back of the store. All of a sudden, a car pulls up behind you, blocking you in. You look in your rearview mirror only to find the community crime watch officer staring you down. The officer immediately treats you like a suspect, smothering you with questions concerning what you’re doing, where you’re going; yet never really had any reasoning behind the questions. The major reason to oppose racial profiling is that it simply doesn’t work. Empirical...
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...Yuliana Magana Professor Warner English 112 23 November 2014 Racial Profiling and Stereotypes Issues In a city such as Los Angeles, racial profiling takes places constantly throughout the day. In this film, “Crash”, Paul Haggis follows the lives of over 10 people from different backgrounds, and how they are faced with racial profiling or stereotypes. This movie is not only thought provoking, it shows the reality of such a complex world. The director, Haggis, shows how each character is faced with racial profiling/stereotypes and how it creates a snowball effect in each of their lives, as well as affecting the lives of others. The film “Crash” assumes that profiling is a bad but that people do it anyways. Self-serving attributions, revenge, victimizing, scapegoat, etc., can motivate stereotypes. Haggis wants us to feel guilty by watching all the different stereotypes that exist in today’s world; he wants us to realize not to judge a person by their physical appearance and/or race. Even Haggis illustrates anger and sympathy towards people that use stereotypes on other people. Most will say that because we are human it allows us to be imperfect but it being human doesn’t allow us to discriminatory towards other imperfect human beings. Racial profiling is when a person is judged by their race or ethnicity. The movie allows it’s viewers to see how racial profiling is a moral issues. It is projected be people of all races and classes. We can still see in today’s world people are...
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...In the United States of America, racial profiling appears to be an accepted norms of today's society much like it was decades ago with segregation. Racial profiling is a discriminatory practice in which law enforcement targets suspicious individual of crime based on one's race, ethnicity, religion or national origins. There have been many cases where an innocent man of “color” is stopped and or arrested due the way they present themselves in public leaving law enforcement to believe they did something wrong, or spooking off others thinking the man of “color” was up to no good. Being treated differently based on race, was and still is a major discriminatory factor in the United States of America today. Racial profiling can be described as...
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...History Repeats: Profiling Color and Violent Acts Racial profiling has been a reoccurring event for decades now. Some dispute their opinions on whether racial profiling is a violent act or a socially responsible law. Racial Profiling is an act, which has definitely evolved into a violent one overtime. This issue is known as a “recent phenomenon” (Eger, et.al). Before the year 1995, racial profiling was not a term, which was heard of often. Marshall Miller conducted research on whether the “recent phenomenon” was a pattern or a now repetitive practice. Both the authors of The Policy of Enforcement and Marshall Miller come to an agreement when regarding the treatment of different racial groups. Negative outcomes occur after studying the treatment...
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...The test will focus on material covered since the Midterm Exam: Unit #7: Deviance and Social Control * Schaefer and Haaland, Ch. 7 * Wolf, “The Rebels: A Brotherhood of Outlaw Bikers” * Video: Faking the Grade Unit #8: Sociological Research Methods * Schaefer and Haaland, Ch. 2 Unit #9: Social Stratification / Politics and Economics * Schaefer and Haaland, Ch. 8 and Ch.14 * Bales, “A New Slavery” OR Reiter, “Serving the Customer: Fast Food is Not about Food” Unit #10: Global Inequality * Schaefer and Haaland, Ch. 9 * Eglitis, “How Economic Inequality Benefits the West” OR Klein, “The Discarded Factory….” * Video: NO LOGO Unit #11: Racial and Ethnic Inequality * Schaefer and Haaland, Ch. 10 and Ch. 16 pp. 375-377 * Video: The Real Avatar – optional Unit #12: Gender and Family * Schaefer and Haaland, Ch. 11 and Ch. 12 pp. 254-259, 262 and 265-267 * Adam, “Why Be Queer?” * Kimmel “Masculinity as Homophobia” * Video: Tough Guise 1. Explain how Daniel Wolf used participant observation to conduct research on biker gangs and how he used the interactionist perspective and labeling theory in his analysis. Define the term counter-culture, say how this concept applies to biker gangs, and use the conflict perspective to explain why people might join a counter-culture such as a biker gang. Use Merton’s anomie theory and the cultural transmission theory of deviance...
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...With the recent surge in potential and blatant police misconduct and use of excessive force there has been a national outcry for law enforcement accountability, as well as, improved transparency. The possibility that some of these acts have been racially motivated, involved profiling or geographic discrimination have only fueled the problem and further soured police and public relations. The integration of police body cameras by many departments has been employed to repair poor public image and increase transparency, (Koh 2017). However, the use of police body cameras is a singular tool that needs to be utilized alongside other critical changes. These changes are necessary to repair the damage that has been done and keep it from escalating...
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...Stereotypes (of Muslims), Causes, Consequences and Solutions It is extremely important for People to feel safe and be included in their environments in order to maintain a decent life. Stereotypes against Muslims in America can lead to fear and isolation among Muslim people and prejudices against Muslims can affect the quality of the life of Muslims in America. The following excerpt is taken from an interview with Fatima, a female Muslim worshipper after the Friday prayer. “Because I wear the head scarf I usually get the hateful stares. I just cannot stand that. I fear for my life. Muslims are harassed and targeted. I know that many Americans hate Muslims and Muslims are the victims of hate crimes. I am afraid if America get too paranoid...
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...Following the attacks of terrorism on September 11, 2001, activated a national fear of future terrorism acts; therefore, racial profiling with policing resurfaced with Islamophobia (Bornstein, 2005), defined as generalized fear of Islam and Muslims (Zaal, 2012). Conclusively, the current era can be described as a time of racial bias and discrimination (Schlosser, 2013). Three areas in which racially diverse impact of police practices have been safeguarded on different grounds (Rudovsky, 2001): 1) Minorities commit more crimes, justifying racial disparities in documented reports of stops, searches, and arrests 2) Minorities violate criminal laws at a higher rate than whites because of location and social impact, and the same laws violated...
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...Final Exam – Multiple Choice Name: _Katrina Winters___________________________ Please note: There are 56 questions. Each question is worth 2.5 points. 1. Which term is used to describe a group that is set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns? a. social group b. ethnic group c. racial group d. formal group 2. Members of a minority or subordinate group a. share physical or cultural characteristics that distinguish them from the dominant group. b. have less power over their lives than do members of a majority. c. acquire membership by being born into that group. d. all of these apply 3. Secession is a. the physical separation of groups of people. b. the withdrawal of a group of people from a dominant group to establish a new nation. c. the withdrawal of a subordinate group from one neighborhood to another. d. none of these 4. Which term is used by sociologists to describe a group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences? a. social group b. ethnic group c. racial group d. formal group 5. Which term is used to refer to a subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant group have over theirs? a. minority group b. majority group c. stratified group d. social group 6. Which of the following is considered an...
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...speech, Obama is using rhetoric. Obama clearly expresses three traits of a strong public speaker. At first he establishes Ethos and uses his title of President of the United States of America. This gives him ultimate credibility for his audience. Once his credibility is established he begins to relate to the African American community’s. This is so important in showing Pathos; the ability to relate to the audience. He does this so well by sharing emotional stories that can really hit home for a large portion of his listeners. After relating so well to his audience he gives them an option and a clear path to take. He uses very convincing words and begins to bring back positivity. Obama reaffirms cultural values when he publicicly speaks on racial issues. He speaks positively and offers help, “as long as its nonviolent!” He then goes on to say, “it’s important for you to have some clear expectations here...”. He gives his listeners three plans of his to help deal with the issues at hand. He starts off by explaining how he thinks it would be a good idea and more productive to have the justice department, governors, and mayors working with the law enforcement bout training for state and local levels. He feels that will reduce miss...
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...Justin Hernandez English II Mr. Lench 31 May 2015 Immigration The United States have long battle immigration issues over the years with immigrants who take whatever measures necessary to make it to the United States. They take boats, hike across the border at night, are smuggled across the border in vehicles and are stow away on vessels and trains. The law that was passed in Alabama regarding immigration policies went into effect September 1, 2011. In addition, it will review the historical framework on this issue, the political context, the role of the media, the effect on the United States economy and labor force, and management strategies to promote inclusion in the workplace. Immigrants in America, always have been a controversial debate. Many Americans believe they should not be allowed to live in the United States illegally. “On the other hand, others find no problem with them residing illegally as long as they are willing to work and are not living off the government. Generally, immigration is from countries with lower standards of living to those that offer better wages” (Schaefer pg. 87). “On April 5, 2011 Alabama reformed its immigration policy known as the HB-56 law considered as somewhat harsh changes affecting immigrants in the state illegally. The changes included the checking of undocumented students in schools, penalizing employers who hire undocumented workers, and providing transportation to an illegal would be a criminal offense” (Caldwell, 2011). Farmers...
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...Immigration Political Issue SOC 315- Cultural Diversity November 23, 2011 Immigration Political Issue The United States have long battle immigration issues over the years with immigrants who take whatever measures necessary to make it to the United States. They take boats, hike across the border at night, are smuggled across the border in vehicles and are stow away on vessels and trains. This paper will present a discussion on the current law that was passed in Alabama regarding immigration policies that went into effect September 1, 2011. In addition, it will review the historical framework on this issue, the political context, the role of the media, the effect on the United States economy and labor force, and management strategies to promote inclusion in the workplace. Immigrants in America, always has been a hot debate. Many Americans believe they should not be allowed to live in the United States illegally. On the other hand others find no problem with them residing illegally as long as they are willing to work and are not living off the government. Generally, immigration is from countries with lower standards of living to those that offer better wages, (Schaefer pg.87). On April 5, 2011 Alabama reformed its immigration policy known as the HB-56 law considered as somewhat harsh changes affecting immigrants in the state illegally. The changes included the checking of undocumented students in schools, penalizing employers who hire undocumented workers, and providing transportation...
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