Stereotypes And Norms Of Racial Profiling

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Its common knowledge that people of colour are racially profiled, unlike whites who tend to avoid racial profiling somehow. In Marx theory there are two social classes, in this case the whites would be the dominate class while the coloured people would be the oppressed class. So it seems that people of colour are targeted due to the simple idea that they seem to be easier targets for victims of racial profiling. “Their cultural beliefs, perceptions, values, and norms are therefore influenced as much by the standard of the white dominate culture as by the values unique to their occupation. Thus, to better understand the racism in police subculture, we must look beyond the characteristics of the police themselves” (Tator & Henry, 2006 p.93).