Summary Week 7 Paper.docx CMRJ 500 Racial Profiling: Ethical Considerations and Recommendations for Law Enforcement Agency Policy American Public University System CMRJ 500: Criminal Justice Ethics Abstract This paper examines the ethical consideration

Week 7 P CMRJ 500 Racial Profiling: Ethical Considerations and Recommendations for Law Enforcement Agency Policy American Public University System CMRJ 500: Criminal Justice Ethics Abstract This paper examines the ethical considerations and potential issues that arise when viewing racial profiling and its use within law enforcement agencies. It explains when utilizing race during patrol and investigative work is appropriate and when it violates ethical and legal standards. Hurdles such as the law enforcement hiring crisis are addressed as potential aggravating circumstancing surrounding this issue. This paper also examines research that has been conducted on implicit bias within the general public, as well as current racially motivated issues within law enforcement. Ethical considerations regarding racial profiling are addressed and several schools of ethical thought are reviewed in th