Racial Profiling and Traffic Stops: Analyzing Bias in Law Enforcement
Words: 994 Pages: 3 7037Traffic Stops and Racial Profiling: A Critical Examination Traffic stops are incidents that every driver is likely to experience at some point in their life. These stops can be prompted by various factors, such as a broken tail light or a traffic violation. A traffic stop is legally justified when police officers have a reasonable suspicion that the driver is involved in criminal activities (Sklansky, 2000). The landmark Supreme Court case Whren v. United States (1996) established that a traffic […]