I was looking to do a research project on (Stereotyping) within Law Enforcement and wanted to gather some thoughts about how others felt. Do you believe Police Officers stereotype individuals? Has it proven to be successful or has it caused negative outcomes? Thanks you
2007-01-09 15:21:49 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Stereotyping or profiling is perfectly legal. The kind I do is "criminal profiling". This occurrs when I judge people by alot of factors including: their response to my presence, the behaviour, the type of dress (gangbanger, thief), the neighborhood, time of day/night or the type of people they are with. There is no exact method or equation to determine this and alot of it is based on my "gut instinct".
Racial stereotyping or racial profiling can be very harmful. If I stop someone based on just the color of their skin, then this is damaging to society. But lets face it. There are a very small percentage of police officers doing this everyday. The majority of us just simply want to make a difference and help a community.
2007-01-09 16:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by Cali Cop 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Police officers do stereotype in a sense. Certain people statistically are more likely to commit crimes. Also you learn from experience. It is a form of offender profiling. It can bring about negative results if you are wrong in your assumption and you take it to far. Most of the time you may pull someone over because maybe they are a black man in a mostly white neighborhood and the officer has never seen this man before and he is driving real slow in a beat up car etc... The officer based on his experience may think this man is casing the neighborhood. Not just because he is black, or just because he has a beat up car, but both of those things and his behavior may add up to make the officer pull him over. Now upon pulling him over if the officer sees no problems and everything seems kosher he should not pursue it further. The negative comes when the officer has no reason but begins to harass the gentlemen solely based on stereotype.
2007-01-09 16:04:29 · answer #2 · answered by bunnydlh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On a legal basis, no law enforcement is "suppose" to stereotype or profile, but fact of the matter it happens and can be a great learning tool. The problem is that many people will try and use that as a defense in court. Like for example, gang members, the way they dress and show their colors, now on a legal stand point, law enforcement cannot say that because you are dressed this way, your "automatically" in a gang, but my impression is, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then maybe its a duck. This can be an endless topic with many pro and cons, but sometimes people bring it upon themselves.
2007-01-09 15:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One cannot be a successful Police Officer without profiling.
The problem comes in when the only parts of the profile are race, sex, age, etc. Behavioral elements must also be applied, and then it is a VERY important tool for Law Enforcement.
2007-01-09 15:28:25 · answer #4 · answered by Citicop 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been stereotyped against in this small town in East Texas. I am from up North, and moved to this small town about 3 years ago. I have been continually harassed by the local Constable who's great-great Grandpa-pa was the Constable. This is coming from a 30 something white professionally employed female. I can just imagine how anybody else feels that moved into this small town
2007-01-09 15:33:13 · answer #5 · answered by moranaand 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who says they do no longer already bypass by way of those exams? attempt contacting the LAPD, l. a. County Sheriff's branch, California street Patrol or the different regulation enforcement business enterprise interior the State of California and ask what exams are administered to cadets purely before even being familiar into the academy. minimum is: a million. Written try. 2. actual agility try. 3. psychological assessment 4. finished history examine. 5. Polygraph 6. Oral interview.
2016-10-06 22:28:00 · answer #6 · answered by greenwell 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they do not. Minorities are proven to be more likely to commit crimes, so they are treated as such. They compose 30% of the population in the U.S., but are accused of committing 65% of the crime.
2007-01-09 15:29:15 · answer #7 · answered by ~~~~ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In what way, if you have a record you can be investigated
to see if you have been a good girl or boy, sometimes past
records influence future convictions.....................................
If you are caught many times then they know what the hell
you have been up to and they will book you..........................
In terms of the race thing, if you commit a crime who cares
what colour you are you should be prosecuted.....................
2007-01-09 22:12:31 · answer #8 · answered by gorglin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called profiling.
Like any other tool it can be misused, and can have both good and negative outcomes.
2007-01-09 15:33:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not profile by gender, race, economic standing or anything else. Everyone is equally worthless
2007-01-09 19:07:42 · answer #10 · answered by Combatcop 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋