profiling

[proh-fahy-ling]

noun

1. the use of personal characteristics or behavior patterns to make generalizations about a person, as in

2. the use of these characteristics to determine whether a person may be engaged in illegal activity, as in

profiling

/ ˈprəʊˌfaɪlɪŋ /

noun

1. the practice of categorizing people and predicting their behaviour according to particular characteristics such as race or age

   racial profiling

Example Sentences

Federal agents, empowered by a recent Supreme Court decision that effectively legalized racial profiling, have admitted as much.

From Salon

“This type of garbage about ICE and Border Patrol agents engaging in an ‘ethnic cleansing,’ and racial profiling vilifies our law enforcement.

From Los Angeles Times

An appellate court paused the raids, which California officials alleged were clear examples of racial profiling, but the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times

The England boss has integrated a wide array of players well, profiling his players appropriately with a good sense for balance and chemistry across the side.

From BBC

Tom Homan, the White House border advisor, said that the legal standard of reasonable suspicion “has a group of factors you must take into consideration,” adding, “racial profiling is not happening at all.”

From Los Angeles Times