Describe the factors that might influence an officer’s decision-making process.

Describe the factors that might influence an officer’s decision-making process.

Would you stop an individual who simply did not appear to be the owner of the vehicle he or she was driving?

• Would you stop an individual belonging to any racial group or only a person belonging to a minority group?

• What are the implications of such a pretext stop as defined in the Fourth Amendment?

• Are all profile stops improper?

1. In addition to answering the listed questions, summarize the concept of police profiling, including its advantages and disadvantages