profiling
noun
pro·fil·ing
ˈprō-ˌfī-liŋ 
: the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies
consumer profiling
specifically
: the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior
racial profiling
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Not to some in the Council, who call it racial profiling because the vast majority of those in the database are Black and Latino teenagers and young men.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Among the concerns raised were that people in the Latino community are living in a state of constant vigilance with worries of racial profiling.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
Sophia Arshad, a Merrillville immigration attorney, said House Bill 1393 allows for racial profiling.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
This could further illuminate the pattern of racial profiling that has been proven to plague the NYPD.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
Among the concerns raised were that people in the Latino community are living in a state of constant vigilance with worries of racial profiling.
—Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 24 Feb. 2025
Sophia Arshad, a Merrillville immigration attorney, said House Bill 1393 allows for racial profiling.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025
This could further illuminate the pattern of racial profiling that has been proven to plague the NYPD.
—Colleen Hamilton, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Profiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/profiling. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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