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The Controversy of Profiling: Predictive vs. Psychological
TLDR This podcast episode explores the practice of profiling, distinguishing between psychological and predictive profiling. It delves into the legal justifications, the impact of racial profiling, and the potential flaws and consequences of profiling based on ethnicity or race.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
This podcast episode discusses the controversial practice of profiling and includes a heartwarming moment where one of the hosts announces the adoption of his baby girl.
04:40
This section of the podcast discusses the hosts' gratitude towards their listeners and their recent adoption of a baby girl.
09:33
Psychological profiling is when you try to fill in the blanks and make guesses about a crime based on the crime scene or circumstances, while predictive profiling is more controversial because it involves trying to predict who will commit a crime.
14:26
Profiling is legally justified when it is based on previous experiences and associated with a certain time and place, but it must also meet the criteria of an articulable suspicion and stand up in court.
20:11
The fourth and 14th amendments of the Constitution come into play when discussing search and seizure, probable cause, and profiling, with the fourth amendment protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures and requiring probable cause for a search, and the 14th amendment addressing due process and equal protection under the law.
25:27
The Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourth Amendment in the Sokolow case established that profiling, even based on factors that are not illegal, can be used as evidence to justify a search and seizure.
30:33
Racial profiling can be distracting and can lead to unjustified searches and seizures, but police officers can legally pull someone over if they witness a violation or if specific factors fit a profile.
35:26
If a police officer asks to search your car and you refuse, they can detain you temporarily and potentially get a warrant to search your car, but they can no longer make you wait for a drug dog to arrive before searching your car.
40:14
Racial profiling is a form of predictive profiling based on skin color, but it is flawed because it disproportionately targets certain racial groups and can be used to support opposing arguments.
45:45
Racial profiling is lazy and ineffective policing that targets certain racial groups based on stereotypes rather than actual criminal behavior, leading to mistrust and animosity towards the police and a systematic reaction to that targeting.
50:42
Profiling based on ethnicity or race is ineffective and can lead to missing potential threats, as demonstrated by an attack at Ben Gurion airport in 1972 where Japanese individuals were hired by the PLO to carry out an attack because they would go unnoticed by security.
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Society & Culture
