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Racial profiling

Racial profiling

Law-enforcement practice Part of a series onPolice brutality Country by country Albania Austria Belgium Brazil China Croatia Denmark Estonia Ethiopia Finland France [fr] Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy India Latvia Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Pakistan Poland Russia South Africa Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Turkey United Kingdom United States Venezuela Concepts Topics Police accountability Police body camera Police misconduct Police riot Prisoner abuse Racial profiling Rough ride Death squad High Speed Pursuit Syndrome Authoritarian personality Blue wall of silence Activism Organizations Copwatch Black Lives Matter SayHerName Other International Day Against Police Brutality Photography is Not a Crime Lists Police brutality by country Belize Canada India United Kingdom Police killings by country Annual rates Belize Canada United States Race by race Indigenous Canadians Native Americans Law portal Categoryvte Racial profiling or ethnic profiling is the offender profiling, selective enforcement or selective prosecution based on race or ethnicity, rather than individual suspicion or evidence. This practice involves using discriminatory practices and often relies on negative ster