Racial Profiling is a Valuable Policing Tool

Former President Clinton called on the nation to crack down on race profiling and ordered federal law enforcement agency to start the investigation. (1) Vice President Al Gore promised to the National People's Promotion Association nationwide that it is imperative to abolish race profiling of the National Police Department if he becomes president. (2) New Jersey Governor Christian Whitman said police chief Carl Williams was dismissed after the possibility of ethnic minorities participating in drug trafficking activities increased.

Introduction The core of the stop-and-search policy that New York Police has adopted is racial profiling. Race profiling is an important and often controversial place in the history of police in the United States. Racial characterization can be roughly defined as race usage in law enforcement decisions as an important determinant of citizen's prevention, interrogation and / or detention (Weitzer & Tuch, 2002). - The US justice system has always doubted the existence of racial profiling in arrest. The suspension and search policies of the New York Police Station caused considerable controversy and publicity due to the apparent ethnic differences at the time of suspension. There is still a problem; when choosing who to stop or who is targeting only the "criminalized" community, because the police have racial discrimination, by default the minority is I choose.

Although racial profiling at the police station is an important issue, there is a link between police actions and the judicial approval of such actions. The police conducted racial profiling according to the court's permission. A fair problem is the reason the court did not actively protect the right to equal treatment at the police station. In the public statement, the judge is extremely concerned about the equal treatment of color people in the justice system. If a court hearing is asked to settle the case, the judge shows greater tolerance to racial prejudice

Judicial tolerance of racial prejudice - tolerance of racial and cultural stereotypes in the justice system

In police issues, prejudice may lead to racial profiling. This is an illegal act. According to the National Institute of Law (NIJ), the racial profiling of law enforcement agencies is often defined as the performance of criminal charges based on the race, ethnicity, religion or ethnic origin15. Their trust in the police was compromised. The COPS Secretariat will provide technical assistance to the police through a joint reform program. This program will identify targeted police stations and provide targeted assistance to improve policies, practices and relationships with local communities. Through this program, the COPS office can address the racial prejudice within the police department and provide resources to prevent future biased security and racial profiling.