...Racial Profiling Angelique Rosales Senior Capstone in Criminal Justice (CRJS499 -1502B -01) Unit 1 Individual Project American InterContinental University 6/16/2015 Abstract The topics covered for research Racial Profiling, explain what it is, why it occurs, how data can be collected. Resources that are provided cover many different questions that can be asked about racial profiling as well as my ethical standards towards providing what I have prepared to share. Thesis What is Racial Profiling? Racial profiling occurs when law enforcement targets someone for investigation on the basis of that person’s race, national origin, or ethnicity. It has been a very heated issue for the past few years now. Race and location are very dominant characteristics that authorities look at when engaging in this type of profiling. There is so much news of how certain races are being abused or how authorities are stepping out of boundaries with their actions towards certain races. Why does racial profiling occur? There are statistics that demonstrate that minorities are disproportionately targeted by police are plentiful. Some of which have even complied by police departments themselves. So even though there are many who are aware it is happening, and happening all over the country, there is very little effort to curb the practice. Racial profiling occurs mostly because people are close minded and judgmental on someone’s ethical background or race. Since one does not come from...
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...Levin Introduction This proposal was selected to analyze profiling psychologically, geographically, and racially. Profiling has its benefits and problem just like any other perceptional judgment. Society tends to be inclined to profiling due to cognitive learning, but "profiling was originally intended to help drug couriers attempting to enter the country." (Schmalleger, 2004) U.S Customs Service and the Drug Enforcement Administration developed personal indicators that perceived an increased likelihood of a violation of law. Then in the late 1900's racial profiling received national recognition. Racial profiling referred to "Driving While Black." (Schmalleger, 2004) Literature review Advantages and Disadvantages Psychological "We understand today that it is a cruel and ignorance practice to torture men and women whose mental disturbance expresses itself in the form of religious or other eccentricities, but we are still too deep in the darkness to realize that the same true of those whose quirks show themselves in criminality." (Howe, 2012) One form of profiling is the psychological process of criminals. Usually, if investigators think like criminals he or she will caught a law violator. Psychologically profiling suspected criminals is an effective benefit for criminologist; unfortunately, using psychological profiling can't provide solid evidence. During the 1950's psychological profiling was distinctly used as a method in America. Investigator discovered...
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...unknown Seq: 1 5-JUN-09 8:30 Racial profiling and searches: Did the politics of racial profiling change police behavior?* Patricia Y. Warren Florida State University Donald Tomaskovic-Devey University Massachusetts, Amherst Research Summary Scholarly research has documented repeatedly that minority citizens are disproportionately stopped, searched, and arrested relative to their baseline populations. In recent years, policymakers have brought increased attention to this issue as law-enforcement agencies across the United States have faced allegations of racial profiling. In the 1990s, the politics generated by accounts of racially biased policing placed heightened pressure on law-enforcement agencies. However, to date, few studies have explored whether the increased social and political scrutiny placed on police organizations influenced or changed their general pattern of enforcement among black and white citizens. Using data in the search and citation file from the North Carolina Highway Traffic Study, this research specifically examined whether the politics generated by the media coverage of racial profiling and racial profiling legislation in North Carolina influenced the search practices of officers of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol’s drug interdiction team. The findings suggest that media accounts and the passage of new legislation were particularly powerful influences, which thereby reduced racial disparity in searches. Declines in...
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...Crime and Punishment sect. 00002 | Racial Profiling | Negative effects of race on law enforcement | Presented to Dr. Gina De Iaco | Presented by Lara Ipekian 1228828 | 11/7/2014 | | Abstract Practicing racism is the act of discriminating due to different pigmentation of skin color or culture. Racial profiling is when a person of legal authority uses their racist prejudices on a civilian while making decisions. It is hypothesized that racial minorities of a population are judged prior to knowing details about the case due to the color of their skin. There are numerous researchers who have provided enough information in order to prove that racial profiling is still an issue for either juror, policeman or any other figure of legal status. Studies show that minorities are treated unfairly in court and on the roads since the first gun law. Introduction The following dissertation will be discussing the issue of unequal distribution of law enforcement in correlation to racism. It is an atrocity that a horrible mentality created centuries ago is still being used against ethnicities in the 21st century. All races should be considered as equal to one another, whether white, black, yellow or even purple. We, humans, share the same planet. Under our skin, we share identical functioning. Somewhere between our pigmentation and our culture we have lost our rationality. For some reason, the media exposes more crime from minorities, creating prejudice. It is important...
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...others they are different and should be treated as such. When it comes to disparity its definition states that it is inequality in form or a difference. When it comes to discrimination its definition states that it is an action that treats someone inferior because of their race, sex, national origin or age. Do these actions take place in the world of criminal justice for example in law enforcement practices, court procedures or correction populations? Law Enforcement Practices Law enforcement is an admirable job and any individual who takes on this job role should be appreciated and respected. But what should citizens do when disparity and discrimination become intertwined and a part of the law enforcement job? An issue among law enforcement for decades has been racial profiling; this issue is the reason why many judicial consent decrees have been designed, to help start avoiding racial profiling dating back from the late 1990’s (Kupferburg, 2008). The disparity among the treatment of races when it came to racial profiling was very difficult to miss. There has been certain events that have altered even how a police officer will treat an individual for instance the 9/11 attack against the American people in New York. Anybody who was seen even remotely close to a...
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...I. Introduction a. Audience Hook: “Immigration law and policy cannot be divorced from issues of race, national origin, ethnicity and color” (Dobkin, 2009). b. Thesis Statement: Research will show that immigration policies are ineffective because of stereotyping, social profiling, and area economics. c. Preview of Main points: i. Stereotypes and racial profiling has shaped immigration policies in America. ii. The perception of immigration can vary from area to area based on the economic status of the populace and because of this it can influence the content of immigration policies. II. Stereotypes and racial profiling has shaped immigration policies in America. Show visual aid (Martinez Jr., 2010) a. Arizona has placed the power of checking individuals for immigration status in the hands of police, which has allowed for racial profiling and oppression of not only U.S. citizens but also those that are new immigrants to America (Campbell, 2011). b. Some of the common misconceptions about immigrants are the threat that they pose to U.S. jobs, when it comes to U.S. citizens. i. Immigrant workers do pose a threat to U.S. jobs in the sense that they are much more mobile. 1. Hanson shows that low skilled immigrant workers are willing to go where the work is, whereas the U.S. native low skilled workers are less likely to pick up and move (Hanson, 2012). c. Molina points out, that a stereotype that exist about Mexicans, are that they are disease carriers...
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... | |White privilege |White privilege is a set of advantages and/or immunities that white people benefit from on a daily | | |basis beyond those common to all others. White privilege can exist without white people's conscious | | |knowledge of its presence and it helps to maintain the racial hierarchy in this country. | | | | |Racial profiling |Racial profiling is the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin by law enforcement | | |agents as a factor in deciding who to investigate, arrest, or detain, except where these | | |characteristics are part of a specific suspect description. It is a degrading practice and continues | | |largely unchecked, violating the human and civil rights of those targeted | |Racism |Racism is usually defined as views, practices and actions reflecting the belief that humanity is | | |divided into distinct biological groups called races and that members of a certain race share certain| | |attributes which make that group as a whole less desirable, more desirable, inferior or superior | |Reverse discrimination |Reverse...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |White privilege |A right, advantage, or immunity granted to or enjoyed by white persons beyond the common advantage of| | |all others; an exemption in many particular cases from certain burdens or liabilities | |Racial profiling | | | |Racial profiling refers to the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel | | |as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement (e.g. make a traffic stop or arrest). | | |The practice is controversial and is illegal in some nations. | |Racism | | | |Racism has existed throughout human history. It may be defined as the hatred of one person by another| | |-- or the belief that another person is less than human -- because of skin color, language, customs, | | |place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals...
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...College. http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/1996-04/arabs.htm. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 4. 100 Years of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotyping by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh 5. Why Hollywood Owes Me Money by Laila Lalami 6. Khalil, Ashraf (4 October 2007). "But can you play a terrorist?". http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/04/entertainment/et-arabactors4. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 7. The Portrayal of Arabs in American Media 8. Patrick Harrington interviews, Jack Shaheen, author of Reel Bad Arabs 9. Driving to Zigzigland – Official site. Retrieved Oct 2012. 10. War on terror drives Arab actor to "Zigzigland" Reuters, 14 Dec 2006. Retrieved 2 Oct 2012. 11. "Terror Probe Changes Face of Racial Profiling Debate". FOX News. 1 October 2001. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35521,00.html. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 12. "Official: 15 of 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudi". USA Today. 6 February 2002. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/06/saudi.htm. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 13. MacFarquhar, Neil (1 June 2006). "Terror Fears Hamper U.S. Muslims' Travel". The New York Times....
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...College. http://pages.emerson.edu/organizations/fas/latent_image/issues/1996-04/arabs.htm. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 4. 100 Years of anti-Arab and anti-Muslim stereotyping by Mazin B. Qumsiyeh 5. Why Hollywood Owes Me Money by Laila Lalami 6. Khalil, Ashraf (4 October 2007). "But can you play a terrorist?". http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct/04/entertainment/et-arabactors4. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 7. The Portrayal of Arabs in American Media 8. Patrick Harrington interviews, Jack Shaheen, author of Reel Bad Arabs 9. Driving to Zigzigland – Official site. Retrieved Oct 2012. 10. War on terror drives Arab actor to "Zigzigland" Reuters, 14 Dec 2006. Retrieved 2 Oct 2012. 11. "Terror Probe Changes Face of Racial Profiling Debate". FOX News. 1 October 2001. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35521,00.html. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 12. "Official: 15 of 19 Sept. 11 hijackers were Saudi". USA Today. 6 February 2002. http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2002/02/06/saudi.htm. Retrieved 17 May 2012. 13. MacFarquhar, Neil (1 June 2006). "Terror Fears Hamper U.S. Muslims' Travel". The New York Times....
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Part I Define the following terms: Term Definition White privilege Is a way of conceptualizing racial inequalities that focuses as much on the advantages that white people accrue from society as on the disadvantages that people of color experience. Racial profiling Refers to the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement. Racism Is generally defined as actions, practices, or beliefs that reflect the racial worldview: the ideology that humans are divided into separate and exclusive biological entities. Reverse discrimination The unfair treatment of members of majority groups resulting from preferential policies, as in college admissions or employment, intended to remedy earlier discrimination against minorities. Part II Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race located on your student website: • Select 1 racial group from the list below: o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian • Write a 250- to 350-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks. In the last century and a half, Asian immigrants and Asian Americans who have fought for various rights in the United States have sometimes succeeded and...
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...Eastern culture, it happens to be so much more. Like Christianity, Islam is one of the fastest growing religions today and it is rapidly spreading for several reasons. Islam has a strong political and cultural base because it happens to be the state religion of Moslem countries. Its simple creed and tenets gives it a universal appeal, and the fact that it has no racial barriers and it embraces universal unity also helps it to spread rapidly in both African and American communities. Furthermore, easy communication and practicality of its Five Pillars also helps it to spread even more swiftly in the Western Hemisphere. Many sources are available that provide information for extensive research on the topic of Islam; however, personal communication as a source, provides a more unique perspective on this topic. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to highlight as well as to summarize a recent interview with an Islamic adherent as he gives his opinion on this topic. This summary will provide an in-depth report with regard to the Islamic experience. The interviewee helps to address the religious, political, cultural, and racial aspects of Islam. Some of which include the similarities and differences between Islam and other religions and how it shapes his life. The interviewee will also give his perspective with regard to the perception of the Muslim culture; he will explore Islam’s link to...
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...Part I Define the following terms: Term Definition White privilege rights or immunities granted as a particular benefit or favor for being White Racial profiling any arbitrary police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or natural origin rather than a person’s behavior Racism The belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race Reverse discrimination actions that cause better-qualified White men to be passed over for women and minority men Part II Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race located on your student website: · Select 1 racial group from the list below: o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian · Write a 250- to 350-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks. Even though all Americans have experiences hardship since the economic slowdown, African Americans have suffered greatly from this situation. The average income of African Americans has declined by 1.3 percent since 2000. Along with the decrease in income, the unemployment rate of African Americans has increased. African Americans also have higher rates of poverty and slower growing rates of employment than other minority groups. The political standing of African Americans is very interesting....
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...other areas of more extensive discrimination suits that have been filed in the work force has really helped to understand that importance of compliance of the laws that are set in front of you as a manager, supervisor and/or a business owner. With a lot of people turning a blind eye to some of the smallest delegations when it comes to discrimination, that could be their biggest down fall as a business owner, as the smallest mistakes can turn out to be the most costly mistakes. You are going to learn more insight on race discrimination as this has really opened my eyes, with my past work experiences and to know what to expect in the future, also what to look for while in the job force. There is many different verification to the law of racial discrimination whether it is on an employee of employer level. It ranges from a fine, all the way to time punishable in prison. In most cases that I have researched it has been against an employee to an employer, and it has been settle in a monetary settlement. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects individuals against employment discrimination on the bases of race and color, as well as national origin, sex, and religion. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and to labor organizations, as well as to the federal government. Some remedies that come into play with Title VII include such provisions as, back pay, front pay, hiring...
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...that all of these societal differences play a large role in the criminal justice process, I will focus on classism. Classism is the discrimination against a group or individual based on social and economic status. Classism is one of those “ism’s” that occurs more than we notice and sometimes, we may confuse it with things like racism or sexism. Classism, in my opinion, plays a larger role in the criminal justice system as opposed to the other forms of discriminatory practices. In particular, class largely comes into play during the sentencing process. Many authors argue that factors outside of class play a more important role, but I believe that there needs to be more attention paid to the role that class plays in targeting and the sentencing process in the criminal justice system. In order to understand the role that class plays in the sentencing process, we must, first, look at the role that it plays before the criminal reaches the day of sentencing. There are a plethora of publications that speak on profiling and actuarial methods which get people into the system. Though these are two large proponents of the discriminatory acts that exist within the confines of the criminal justice system, it does not begin with these institutionalized methods. The first instance of discrimination, which leads to all of the other forms within the system, are the laws and crime control policies that are implemented that, in some instances, are set up...
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