Forensic psychology article review
Forensic psychology article review
ARTICLE ATTACHED BELOW. Much answer questions 1 and 2 written below.
-Times New Roman, 12 point font, double spaced
-1 and a half pages long no more than that.
-Own words, no quotes from article
QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED:
1. According to the article, what are the three foundational assumptions of criminal profiling? Briefly discuss whether or not research literature supports these assumptions
2. Describe two reasons why its difficult to assess the accuracy of profilers using the “hits and misses” approach. Also describe one of the proposed alternate methods of determining whether a profile is useful
According to American Civil Liberties Union (ALCU), “Racial Profiling” refers to the discriminatory practice by law enforcement officials of targeting individuals for suspicion of crime based on the individual’s race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin. Criminal profiling, generally, as practiced by police, is reliance on a group of characteristics they believe to be associated with crime (www.alcu.org). Examples of racial profiling are the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations (commonly referred to as “driving while black or brown”), or the use of race to determine which pedestrians to search for illegal contraband.
Another example of racial profiling is the targeting, ongoing since the September 11th attacks, of Arabs, Muslims and South Asians for detention on minor immigrant violations in the absence of any connection to the attacks on the World Trade Center or the Pentagon.
A suspect, could pose a threat and you need to know the exact location, or close to it. Around, 7:00 p.m. a suspect dress in dark clothing with
a mask over his/her head, not sure of the age looks to be carrying a handgun, left the scene of a robbery headed North on 165 driving an old beat up red ford, pickup truck with no license plate, leaves the scene of a robbery.
References:
American, Civil, Liberties, Union: Racial Profiling, www.alcu.org retrieved September 11, 2018 from American, Civil, Liberties, Union
