The age of racial profiling in the context of terrorism

Author

Amanda L. Smith, Niagara University
Susan E. Mason, Niagara University

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

21

Number

2

Page Numbers

pages 75-82

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2016

Abstract

Racial profiling refers to the law enforcement practice of using only race or ethnicity as probable cause to search or arrest an individual. The public has found racial profiling to be unjustified in the context of common crime, but tends to support the practice in the context of terrorism. The current study uses an explicit judgment survey to examine the expression of prejudice and factors that influence stereotyping. The study found that participants aged 18 to 24, and those who identified with a political party, were the participants most likely to racially profile individuals with stereotypical Middle-Eastern features to be potential terrorists.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Public opinion of racial profiling; Racial profiling; Stereotypes; Terrorism

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Extent

8 leaves

Language

English

Call Number

BF1 .M63 v. 21 no. 2 2016

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Recommended Citation

Smith, Amanda L. and Mason, Susan E. (2016) "The age of racial profiling in the context of terrorism," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 21: No. 2, Article 10.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol21/iss2/10