Definitions for racial profiling
racial pro·fil·ing

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1. racial profilingnoun

   a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups

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1. Racial profiling

   Racial profiling is the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel as a key factor in deciding whether to engage in enforcement. The practice is controversial and is illegal in many jurisdictions.

Matched Categories

1. • Racism

How to pronounce racial profiling?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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How to say racial profiling in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of racial profiling in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of racial profiling in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of racial profiling in a Sentence

1. Demonstrator Dariel Ali:

   There's a lot of racial profiling going on within the system.

2. Christine Neumann-Ortiz:

   It basically legalizes racial profiling because you can be stopped and questioned and put in detention based on how you look.

3. Arvind Krishna:

   We believe now is the time to begin a national dialogue on whether and how facial recognition technology should be employed by domestic law enforcement agencies, iBM firmly opposes and will not condone uses of any technology, including facial recognition technology offered by other vendors, for mass surveillance, racial profiling, violations of basic human rights and freedoms, or any purpose which is not consistent with our values.

4. Alvin Bragg:

   As a Black man, I have personally experienced racial profiling countless times in my life and I sympathize with the young man victimized in this incident, this plea ensures appropriate accountability for Miya Ponsetto by addressing underlying causes for Miya Ponsetto behavior and ensuring this conduct does not reoccur.

5. Miya Ponsetto:

   I wasn’t racial profiling whatsoever. I am Puerto Rican, I amlikea woman of color. I’m Italian, Greek, Puerto Rican.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=racial profiling
2. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=racial profiling