racial profilingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌreɪ.ʃəl ˈprəʊ.faɪ.lɪŋ//ˌreɪ.ʃəl ˈproʊ.faɪ.lɪŋ/the practice by the police of thinking that people of a particular race or colour will behave in a particular way, especially that they will commit crimes:
The police have faced claims of racial profiling in the past.