Florida resident Derek Tyler is a Fort Myers attorney whose main area is criminal defense cases. A graduate of the University of Miami School of Law, Mr. Tyler has over three decades of experience working as a criminal lawyer and civil law litigator. Derek Tyler has handled a number of different types of cases, including racial profiling lawsuits. Racial profiling is defined as any action taken that is motivated by stereotypes such as race, ethnicity, color, and religion. It does not use reasonable suspicion to scrutinize an individual in a way that leads to better treatment. Acting on stereotypes becomes a concern when people use biases in ways that negatively affect others. Racial profiling differs from criminal profiling. While the former relies on stereotypical assumptions such as race and ethnicity, criminal profiling is based on information or the actual behavior of a person who commits a suspected activity and fits a specific description. Racial profiling is mostly carried out by people in positions of authority in the name of public safety and security.