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Racial Profiling By Police Department


            Racial Profiling By Police Department.
             Racial profiling has become a very popular topic of discussion in recent years. Public opinion seems to .
             be split on the idea of limiting law enforcement officers or leaving them unrestricted where racial profiling is .
             concerned. The problem can be looked at as a struggle for balance as citizens desire their police departments .
             to be unrestricted enough to deal with criminals and yet restricted enough that they do not cross the line and .
             violate the civil rights of the citizens they are here to protect. This struggle for balance is the basis of all .
             arguments as each argument only places the threshold of police limitations at different heights. The NYPD has .
             been one of the most controversial police departments in the racial profiling debate. Black and Hispanic groups .
             have long complained about the injustice that they receive from the NYPD. And now with heightened national .
             concern of homeland security and terrorist issues, many Arab/Islamic groups are also worried about their .
             rights. .
             Though it is understandable for different ethnic groups to be upset over racial profiling, racial profiling is .
             critical for a successful police department. Society has long been aiming at a goal of political correctness, and .
             this idea of political correctness is ofttimes out of touch with reality. In cases of serial killers it is often, if not .
             always, assumed that the most likely character outfit is that of a white male. This is not a judgment made on .
             racism, but it is a judgment made on the grounds of patterns and statistics. Lets face it, when lives are at stake.
             you must throw political correctness to the side in order to save lives. And the same idea must be understood .
             by every ethnic group in society. In order for the police to better protect the citizens they cannot be so restricted .
             that they become an inadequate means to prevent and reduce crime. This will of course present an .


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