Research Paper on:
Theory and Racial Profiling

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the most pressing issue, one could argue, that has yet to be addressed and offered a workable solution is that of racial profiling. Many mistakenly believe that a profile  based on gender or race was abolished many years ago, but according to recent studies the practice of stereotyping an individual based on his or her gender or race is  still alive and well, though perhaps practiced under a new guise. The whole idea of racial profiling came about with the first few theories about race and the differences between  varying cultures. One of the first theories was that of discrimination. How does someone learn discrimination toward something or someone? One way would be that racism and discrimination are taught  and a child is brought up in a culture that routinely considers these actions acceptable and desirous. Another possible way, one might argue, is a misplaced perception on the part  of a majority, especially if the socio-economic differences are great. For example, a wealthy person would look down upon the impoverished individual as if that person did something to deserve  being poor. By and large experts agree that there are three theories behind racial profiling and discrimination. The first is the Situational Pressures theory, which states that a persons actions  while they are under stress do not accurately reflect the persons beliefs or morals(Urban League 2001). This type of discrimination, then, might show up under certain situations where the person  is basically a good person, but in the situation that they find themselves in, either fear or some peer pressure makes them react in a way for which they are  later ashamed. This is also sometimes called the Creed/Deed discrepancy and occurs when people who say that they arent prejudiced against a group, actively participate in the perpetration of it(Urban