T-shirts featuring the slogan "
Black Lives Matter"
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.
Police accountability involves holding both individual police officers, as well as law enforcement agencies responsible for
police brutality, misbehavior,
racial profiling, as well as other
laws relating to equal employment, sexual harassment, etc. Research has shown that the public prefers independent review of complaints against law enforcement, rather than relying on police departments to conduct internal investigations. There is a suggestion that such oversight would improve the public's view on the way in which police officers are held accountable.
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