Racial Profiling Thesis

Danielle Johnson

APMA 3

Topic: Racial Profiling

Thesis Statement: Because of recent events in America including September 11th attacks, the influx of immigration, and recent racial tension with African Americans and police officers, there has been an increase in racial profiling. Racial profiling is a degrading practice that is a violation against human rights guaranteed by the United States Constitution, thus why the United states government should create effective guidelines restricting law enforcement officers from practicing racial profiling.

New Thesis Statement: Because of recent events in America including September 11th attacks, the influx of immigration, and recent racial tension with African Americans and police officers,

III. Racial profiling is an additional measure for safety and security as it is a mean to prevent crimes (Gross, Livingston, 2002). (Counterargument)

Terrorist have managed to surpass security measures before, so this makes racial profiling justifiable, as other tactics have failed, and whatever we can do to prevent terrorism, needs to be done (Murray, 2010, p.23). Racial profiling focused on Muslims, immigrants and prisoners for counter-terrorism.

Problem of immigration has to be combated, and racial profiling decreases illegal immigration

There is no such thing as racial profiling, just plain racism (Aranda, 2015). i. Violation of human rights, racial profiling is human devaluation.

Public humiliation is a result of racial profiling.

Lack of self-confidence and sense of uncomfortableness around officials can result from accounts of racial profiling. ii. Authors Ruben Hernandez-Murillo and John Knowles say racial profiling is just racist policing (Hernandez-Murillo and Knowles, 2004).

IV. Racial profiling is ineffective and counterproductive (Weatherspoon,