Racial profiling first appeared as the first modern form of ‘police work’ in America around 1704, targeting and subjecting slaves to harsh, unsuited punishments. According to the staff at Proquest, Racial profiling is, “a form of racism in which police officers or security officials use race, ethnicity or nation origin to identify a suspect or potential suspect when stopping and searching people.” This term is certainly applicable to members of a police force in 1704, but to present-day working officers…
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