Racial or ethnic profiling is the act of suspecting, targeting, or discriminating against a person on the basis of their ethnicity or
religion, rather than on individual suspicion.
Racial profiling often involves discrimination against the minority population and is based on any negative stereotypes of the targeted demographic.
Racial profiling, however, is not limited only to an individual's ethnicity, race, or
religion and can also be based on the individual's nationality. In European countries, the term "ethnic profiling" is also used instead of
racial profiling.
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