Racial Profiling
The term "racial profiling" refers to the targeting of ethnic minorities by police officers. Police officers act on the basis of stereotypes and external characteristics. A person is classified as suspicious and controlled on the basis of race, skin colour, descent, national or ethnic origin rather than on the basis of concrete suspicions. Racial profiling leads to discriminatory decision-making.
The following links provide an overview of the issue of racial profiling:
- Racial Profiling: Definition
https://www.aclu.org/other/racial-profiling-definition
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