"Racial Profiling" by Law Enforcement in Which Specific Racial Groups

question 398

Multiple Choice

"Racial profiling" by law enforcement in which specific racial groups are targeted for questioning or cited more often than other groups for minor infractions, such as illegal lane change, is an example of

• A)stereotyping.
• B)symbolic prejudice.
• C)a personal prejudice.
• D)discrimination.

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