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Racial Profiling in Policing
The techniques used by police in determining who to question, stop or arrest is multifaceted. Some argue that racial profiling is the primary reason all people are stopped and searched. (NAACP) Being a law enforcement officer over ten years now, I don’t believe this is a legitimate complaint. While I do believe that all officer’s have prejudices I don’t think that they are the sole reason the officer will stop a citizen. A prejudice is a judgment that is made without consideration of the specific facts involved with a particular situation. Racial profiling is synonymous with racial prejudice. In police work, officers often have a preconceived idea of specific situations. For an example, I approach a local convenience store in my beat area and notice a couple of young men on the side of the store watching towards the door. My prejudice is that they are waiting for someone to buy them alcohol. My judgment is based on nothing more than prior......


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