Graduate Student Dissertations, Theses, Capstones, and Portfolios
Date of Award
10-13-2009
Document Type
Dissertation
Granting Institution
Lynn University
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PHD)
Degree Program
Global Leadership - with a specialization in Educational Leadership
Department
College of Education
First Advisor
Karen Casey-Acevedo
Second Advisor
Joseph Hall
Third Advisor
Regina Shearn
Abstract
This paper focuses on a critical examination of racial profiling. It includes the history of racial profiling and the laws and requirements that have been implemented to control and eliminate this practice, which utilizes race and ethnic background as indicators in the discretionary process of law enforcement. The purpose of this analysis is to learn if there are steps that police departments can take to eliminate, or at least minimize and control, this practice that plagues communities and departments across the country. This paper will include an exploration of the theoretical and empirical literature regarding the improvement of laws and police policies that can be implemented to prevent certain groups of people from future unnecessary law enforcement targeting. This paper will identify research trends in the literature and provide recommendations for areas of future scholarly inquiry.
Recommended Citation
McLaughlin, J. E. (2009). A Critical Analysis of Racial Profiling [Doctoral dissertation, Lynn University]. SPIRAL. https://spiral.lynn.edu/etds/155