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单词 profiling
释义

profiling

noun

pro·​fil·​ing ˈprō-ˌfī-liŋ How to pronounce profiling (audio)
: the act or process of extrapolating information about a person based on known traits or tendencies
consumer profiling
specifically : the act of suspecting or targeting a person on the basis of observed characteristics or behavior
racial profiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web His stop-and-frisk policy, for example, was a plain case of racial profiling. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022 One of Jennings’ lawyers, Harry Daniels, said the lawsuit aims to raise public awareness of racial profiling by police officers, in Alabama and throughout the United States. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2022 The off-duty Los Angeles police officer who was detained Saturday night alongside a man suspected of possessing drugs and a gun has accused the officers who detained him of racial profiling. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2022 Goose & Gander, a longtime St. Helena restaurant, has been accused of racial profiling by renowned South African singer-songwriter and guitarist Jonathan Butler. Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022 The China Initiative has faced heavy criticism from researchers, university leaders and civil rights organizations because of claims of ethnic profiling. Tommy Shih, The Conversation, 13 July 2022 More than 100 Cal State Long Beach faculty members have signed a letter in support of a professor at the university who accused campus police of racial profiling. Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2022 Two other Black students at Oberlin College, who were friends of the suspect, also became involved in the physical incident, prompting accusations of racial profiling. Fox News, 13 July 2022 Now, Microsoft is finally putting an end to its role in the potential for abuse that facial recognition technology has, which could lead to incidents of racial profiling. Kori Hale, Forbes, 5 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

profiling

noun

pro·​fil·​ing
: the practice of singling out persons for law enforcement procedures on the basis of predetermined characteristics
specifically : the discriminatory practice of profiling based on race or ethnicity
racial profiling

profiling

verb

present participle of profile
as in outlining
to produce a representation of the shape of the head as seen from the side his likeness was profiled against a background of vegetation

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