African-Americans are 3 times more likely to be subject to a search during a police traffic stop and Hispanics are 2.5 time more likely both compared to Caucasians. (The Leadership Conference) Racial profiling is one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Race and certain communities are the dominant characteristics law enforcement look at when engaging in racial profiling. Racial profiling is the act of suspecting or targeting a person, it primarily surrounds a certain group, race, or nationality by an officer of the law in deciding when and how to intervene in an enforcement ability.(Google) The term “racial profiling” was elucidate in 1998 after The U.S. Department of Justice investigated activities of New Jersey State Police. (Baxter, 2014) Racial profiling has been going on throughout history and it is becoming a form of life more today than ever. Although the government believes that racial profiling is constitutional …show more content…
When law enforcement target people based on their race instead of individual suspicions, it puts a whole community under suspicion. Innocent people in that community finds themselves constantly harassed by police. People are fearful of law enforcement because they are segregating people based on their race and the color of their skin and it is unfair and inhumane. “Racial profiling is the product of unethical and immoral ideals and belief in action” (Savive, 2012). Inequality in the United States affects the life of diverse groups by race. Inequality could display in the oppression and prejudice especially against minority groups, causing people to become depressed, segregated, cause pain, and violence and people begin to think that this is acceptable because it is all you are accustomed to. For example, a young black male feels if the police are going to constantly arrest him based on his race, he might as well do something wrong, so at least he would deserve the