Homeland Security: Profiling

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Abstract:

In the world of political correctness, civil liberties and the global threat of terror attacks, our society has become to a divided on the subject of profiling. Although many corporations, individuals and scientific groups, use profiling, it is the subject of racial profiling that is at the forefront of the civil liberties debate. The University Of Texas defines profiling in many different categories of interest, in particular is this definition; "A technique whereby a set of characteristics of a particular class of person is inferred from past experience, and data-holdings are then searched for individuals with a close fit to that set of characteristics" (EBT Glossary). The question is, should racial, ethnic, or nationality based profiling systems be used by our Department of Homeland Security even to defend our national interest?

Author(s):
Johnson, Alan G.
Author Organization(s):
ARMY SERGEANTS MAJOR ACADEMY FORT BLISS TX
Funding Organization(s):
Publication Date:
2005 Oct 01
Pagination:
0

Security Markings

RECORD

Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Communities of Interest:
Air Platforms
Descriptor(s):
terrorists, business administration, civil rights, man borne improvised explosive devices, security, united kingdom, public policy, reasoning, ethnic groups, explosives, homeland security, societies, special forces, terrorism, commerce, explosions, governments
Keyword(s):
racial profiling
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Behavioral and Social Sciences
Update Date:
2020 Nov 23