44. “Racial Profiling” refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race, ethnicity, religion or national origin. Criminal profiling, generally, as practiced by police, is the reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime. In the U.S. Blacks are racially profiled, but not Mexican Americans. True or False

The American Civil Liberties Union advances the proposition: “Racial profiling continues to be a prevalent and egregious form of discrimination in the United States”Group of answer choicesPredictionPolicyFactValue

This refers to the use of race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of having committed an offense.

______ occurs when law enforcement officers assume that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities.Multiple choice question.Culture lagOrganic solidarityRacial profilingSymbolic ethnicity

is the use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone.Group of answer choicesRacial profilingRacial steeringMinority groupingRedlining

Profiling the background characteristics of an unknown offender based on what we know about other solved cases