racial profiling

British  

noun

1. government activity directed at a suspect or group of suspects based solely on race

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Example Sentences

Critics said it would lead to racial profiling and civil rights violations.

From Los Angeles Times

The overpolicing is obvious in the long litany of Black people killed in encounters with the police, in policies like stop-and-frisk and in patterns of racial profiling.

From New York Times

He has asked Mr. Trudeau to open an inquiry into “racial profiling” of the Chinese community by the intelligence service.

From New York Times

Silver artfully layers that, coolly and calmly, so the weight of the issues — namely how racial profiling and a self-defense law like “stand your ground” malevolently feed each other — sinks in.

From Los Angeles Times

Justice Department conducts a “pattern and practice” investigation of potential racial profiling by the overwhelmingly white male force, Davis said.

From Seattle Times