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Racial profiling Moderate

Racial profiling has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

a form of racism consisting of the (alleged) policy of policemen who stop and search vehicles driven by persons belonging to particular racial groups

2

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.

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racism
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