You are a victimologist that recently completed a nationally recognized research project on the negative effects of being a victim of racial profiling. The state in which you reside, has recently become the center of national news for an incident involving racial profiling by the local police department. While patrolling the local mall police officers singled out a group of minority teenagers. During the engagement the police officers got physical with the teens and called them derogatory names. The entire incident was caught on camera. The video was leaked on social media, and it went viral. Now there is public outrage and a split in the community with regards to what should be done with the officers. Some people are calling for the suspension and/or the arrest of the police officers, while others are standing in solidarity with the police officers and are cheering them on. Meanwhile, the impact of the incident on the victims are being minimized and overlooked. Because this incident involves teenagers, the city’s largest population subset, the city manager is concerned about the long-term effects this incident can have on the relationship between the community and law enforcement. The City Manager has asked that you come and educate both the community and law enforcement on the long-term effects of racial profiling and asked that you recommend ways to improve the relationship between the community and law enforcement following the incident. Focus your evaluation on the following: Explain how you would help the community to understand what racial profiling entails. Assess the impact that the community would have felt if the racial profiling successfully became a part of law enforcement routine. Determine how this might have impacted the economic base of the local community. Identify who the potential victims are in the community. Consider not only the teenagers but also those members of the community in which racial profiling would target. How does racial profiling threaten to destabilize the economic sector of the community? Explain to law enforcement the impact that racial profiling has had on the community and some of the risk factors that they will face if the racial profiling persists. .

1. You are a victimologist that recently completed a nationally
recognized research project on the negative effects of being a
victim of racial profiling. The state in which you reside, has
recently become the center of national news for an incident
involving racial profiling by the local police department.
While patrolling the local mall police officers singled out a
group of minority teenagers. During the engagement the police
officers got physical with the teens and called them derogatory
names. The entire incident was caught on camera. The video
was leaked on social media, and it went viral. Now there is
public outrage and a split in the community with regards to
what should be done with the officers. Some people are calling
for the suspension and/or the arrest of the police officers, while
others are standing in solidarity with the police officers and are
cheering them on. Meanwhile, the impact of the incident on the
victims are being minimized and overlooked. Because this
incident involves teenagers, the city’s largest population subset,
the city manager is concerned about the long-term effects this
incident can have on the relationship between the community
and law enforcement.
The City Manager has asked that you come and educate both the
community and law enforcement on the long-term effects of
racial profiling and asked that you recommend ways to improve
the relationship between the community and law enforcement
following the incident.
Focus your evaluation on the following:
Explain how you would help the community to understand what
racial profiling entails.

2. Assess the impact that the community would have felt if the
racial profiling successfully became a part of law enforcement
routine. Determine how this might have impacted the economic
base of the local community.
Identify who the potential victims are in the community.
Consider not only the teenagers but also those members of the
community in which racial profiling would target. How does
racial profiling threaten to destabilize the economic sector of
the community?
Explain to law enforcement the impact that racial profiling has
had on the community and some of the risk factors that they
will face if the racial profiling persists.