Biased Policing and Racial Profiling

• Bias-Free Policing

  The requirement that police officers make decisions on the basis of reasonable suspicion and probable grounds rather than based on stereotypes about race, religion, ethnicity, gender, or other prohibited grounds.
• What are two consequences of racial profiling?

  Two consequences of racial profiling are:

  1. Over-policing: Disproportionate police focus on a racialised population or neighbourhood.
  2. Pre-text Policing: Police stops or searches for a minor reason that are used for more intrusive intervention.