True racial profiling
True racial profiling, in which people are targeted solely because of race or ethnicity, is both illegal and immoral. It ruins the public trust and reduces the effectiveness of law enforcement. The word “racial” in itself is partiality, showing favoritism. It is one sided, it is a lack of justice. When you racial profile it is a category that a person may or may not fit. On the other hand when you seek to use a physical description is the unverified belief that all people who you see as part of a group are the same in a negative way.
When police officers acknowledge that there is a place for race and ethnicity in police work. Officers are trained to use all the data available to them in apprehending criminals. Schmalleger (2017) states, “Police agencies in the United States function to enforce the statues created in lawmaking bodies, and differing types of legislative authority are reflected in the diversity of police forces in our country today. Consequently, American policing presents a complex picture that is structured along federal, state, and local lines” (p.160). Racial profiling based on religion, ethnicity, and national origin continues to cripple our nation despite the constitutional laws or equal treatment.
According to Galatians 3:27:28 (King James Version) [KJV] “For as many of you as were baptized into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.” NewSpring Church (n.d.) claims, “Racism is a problem in our society one that we can’t ignore. It’s an issue today, and it was an issue throughout biblical times” (p.2).
References
NewSpring Church (n.d.) What does the bible say about racism? Retrieved by https://newspring.cc/
Schmalleger, F. (2017). Criminal justice today, (14th ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
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