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In this decision, the majority court concluded that "race or ethnic background may become a legitimate consideration when investigators have information on the subject of a particular suspect."

The travis opinion

This is the denial of equal treatment to groups because of their racial, ethnic, gender, religious, or other form of cultural identity

discrimination

This refers to the background of a group with unique language, ancestral, often religious, and physical characteristics.

ethnicity

Three white males are pacing back and forth in front of a convenience store. It is late spring and the three males are wearing long, trench style coats and black Dr Marten boots, and they have short, shaved heads. Two black male police officers patrolling the area notice the scene above and approach the three white males. One of the officer's notices a bulge under one of their jackets and does a Terry stop and frisk, and discovers a sawed-off shotgun (illegal length/concealed illegal weapon). The three are searched, and other illegal weapons and ski masks are discovered. All three are arrested. Racial profiling?

false

A judgment or opinion formed before facts are known, or the casting of a group of people in a favorable or unfavorable light, and usually without just grounds or sufficient information is known as being prejudice.

true

Culture consists of ideas, habits, attitudes, customs, and traditions that help people to create standards for coexisting, making a particular group of people unique from others.

true

Profiling and profiles have long been used as legitimate law enforcement tools to look for signs of potential criminal activity.

true

Progress has been made for women and minorities; however, the numbers still do not represent the demographics of our communities.

true

Race/ethnicity is LAWFUL to establish reasonable suspicion or probable cause when based on trustworthy, locally-relevant information that links a person or persons of a specific race/ethnicity to a particular unlawful incident(s)

true

Traditional police culture is characterized by a relatively rigid military-type bureaucratic culture where officers merely enforce authority.

true

When dealing with English as a second language immigrants and citizens, officers should be patient, listen, and allow time for the person to think through and formulate a response because almost every first generation of immigrants struggles with the acquisition of English.

true

When looking into and/or investigating an accusation of "racial profiling", the most important factor that should be consider is the behavior of the individual police officer.

true

What is a reference or an inclination to make certain choices that may be positive (towards excellence), or negative (against people), often resulting in unfairness.

Bias

An Arab-American looking male on his way to Detroit from New York was acting suspicious in the airport terminal prior to entering the search area. He had been watched by an undercover homeland security officer who noticed him place a small, shiny object in the sole of his shoe (he was too far away to tell what it is). He was subsequently pulled out of line at an airport, questioned, and searched. During the search of his shoes, the shiny object was discovered to be the silver dog tag from his military service, which he had the habit of carrying in his shoe during combat operations in Iraq for identification purposes in case he was blown up. Nothing else was found and he was allowed to board his plane. Racial profiling?

False

This is the existence of a variety of diverse ethnic, cultural, and racial groups within one society.

Multiculturalism

This Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

NOT : Title 7 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

A well-dressed young Hispanic male is driving a new BMW through a predominantly white community early in the morning on his way to work. The young man is told to leave his vehicle, as the troopers announce their intention to search it. "Hey, where did you get the money for something like this?" One of the officers pull off an inside door panel and more dismantling of the vehicle follows. Racial profiling?

True

One of the issues facing the criminal justice system is that millions of young people between the ages of 15 and 29 are arrested each year for crimes that disqualify them for police work.

True

When law enforcement representatives are more culturally aware and sensitive, and engaged in pro-active and constructive dialogue with multicultural communities, they are more likely to project to the public a positive image and more likely to achieve their goals of building rapport with all citizens within the communities they serve.

True

One of the most important factors in the prevention of "racial profiling" in Law Enforcement is:

all of the above

What are some of the common reactions to multicultural populations?

all of the above

Which of the following preconceptions can be barriers to communication when dealing with immigrants in law enforcement?

all of the above can be barriers

A partnership between the police and the local community that identifies strategies to reduce crime, increase traffic safety, and deal with all other public safety problems.

community oriented policing

Any police-initiated action that relies on the race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than the behavior of an individual or information that leads the police to a particular individual who has been identified as being, or having been, engaged in criminal activity is considered what?

racial profiling