Abstract
Statement of Problem
The purpose of this project was to develop a curriculum that can be utilized to teach an historical perspective of racial profiling in the post 9/11 era at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels. The course outlines the significance and parallels between the racial profiling of Japanese Americans during World War II, the pre-9/11 profiling of African Americans and Hispanics, and the post-9/11 profiling of Muslims, Arabs, and South Asians.
Sources of Data
Internet reviews of undergraduate and post-graduate syllabi instruction guides from similar courses offered at other academic institutions, peer-reviewed academic journals, trade publications, documentaries, and a formal interview with a criminal justice antiterrorism expert.
Conclusions Reached
The study of racial profiling prior to and post 9/11 will benefit criminal justice students at any academic institution by exposing them to the biases that may be hidden in the policies that are implemented in police administrations and governmental institutions. The course will also provide the students with a clearer perspective of the effects of racial profiling on the African-American, Hispanic, and Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities.