Review Essay: Profiling: Theory and Practice
A review of Frederick Schauer's Profiles, Probablities, and Stereotypes is provided. Although Schauer displays grace, skill, and finely-honed reasoning in his discussion of racial profiling, theoretical discussion can only go so far on issues of social policy. As tightly reasoned as the book is, i...
| Published in: | Criminal Justice Ethics Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 51 - 58 |
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| Format: | Book Review |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Summer/Fall 2004
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| Summary: | A review of Frederick Schauer's Profiles, Probablities, and Stereotypes is provided. Although Schauer displays grace, skill, and finely-honed reasoning in his discussion of racial profiling, theoretical discussion can only go so far on issues of social policy. As tightly reasoned as the book is, it ultimately does not acknowledge that using profiling in practice as a means of creating public safety leads people in the wrong direction. |
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