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... > contexts > named groups > persons > occupational groups > police > historical and contemporary perspectives on racial profiling
... > contexts > named groups > persons > occupational groups > emergency responders > police > historical and contemporary perspectives on racial profiling

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historical and contemporary perspectives on racial profiling  

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  • The concept of racial profiling has surged in recent years as one that seems to drive policy at the state and federal levels. In the study of race and crime, racial profiling refers to the use of an individual's racial and ethnic characteristics in decisions about participation in crime. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Profiling, Racial: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-H1WV50QF-5

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