racial profiling

== English == === Noun === racial profiling (usually uncountable, plural racial profilings) (public policy, law enforcement) The practice (usually considered discreditable), by some police and other officials, of treating members of certain racial groups as more likely to be involved in criminal or other antisocial behavior than members of other racial groups. 1999, Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 106th Congress, First Session, vol. 145, part 5, p. 6720 (Google preview): This legislation represents a substantial step toward ending an insidious form of discrimination that is plaguing African-American and Hispanic drivers on our roadways — racial profiling. ==== Related terms ==== racial profile racially-profile racial profiler ==== Translations ==== === References === “racial profiling”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.