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The use of race in profiling came under fire when protest groups began to complain that police were making sweeps or traffic stops based mainly on race, and thus discriminating against innocent people. Such practices as stopping all blacks for questioning - when no particular crime was being investigated - came into question.

The use of race in profiling came under fire when protest groups began to complain that police were making sweeps or traffic stops based mainly on race, and thus discriminating against innocent people. Such practices as stopping all blacks for questioning - when no particular crime was being investigated - came into question.

In reaction, many police forces and even the FBI began to be leery of being accused of stereotyping.  

In reaction, many police forces and even the FBI began to be leery of being accused of stereotyping. The most prominent case in the tragic run-up to [[9-11]], when the FBI had cause to suspect a flight student. The FBI agent handling the case was told by their supervisor not to seek a warrant, even though the Arabic-looking man only wanted to learn how to steer a Boeing 747 but not do takeoffs or landings.

==Links==

==Links==

*[http://www.city-journal.org/html/11_2_the_myth.html The Myth of Racial Profiling]

*[http://www.city-journal.org/html/11_2_the_myth.html The Myth of Racial Profiling]

[[Category:Criminology]]

[[Category:Criminology]]