The Los Angeles Police Department has a reputation for using race as a basis for catching criminals. Racial profiling is the use of race or ethnicity as a reason to believe an individual is suspicious of committing a crime. Discriminatory or offensive behavior against people of color impacts the justice system and violates people's human rights. The LAPD continues to use racial profiling against primarily African-Americans and Latinos. The LAPD's use of racial profiling prevents the police from serving the entire community. Because of the LAPD's negligence towards certain neighborhoods, the negligence causes those communities to not trust or want to cooperate with the police. Racial profiling should not be used by the LAPD because it is immoral, ineffective, and unconstitutional to use an individual's skin color to target them because they suspect criminal behavior. Under the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution, racial profiling is unconstitutional. The Fourth Amendment states that people have the right to privacy and freedom from searches and seizures (U.S. Constitution Amendment IV. Sec. 1). The Fourteenth Amendment states: “No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws” (U.S. Constitution Amendment XIV. Sec. 1). In other words, no single individual should be treated differently than anyone else, whether the individual is African American, Latino, Asian, or white. Because the United States Constitution clearly states that all people must be treated equally, racial profiling is illegal by law. Beca...... middle of paper ......heb. April 14, 2014Gerstmann, Evan. "Where is the equal protection? Applying strict scrutiny to law enforcement's use of race." Harvard Journal On Racial & Ethnic Justice 29.(2013): 1-31. Academic research completed. Network. April 15, 2014 Mullen, Elizabeth and Linda J. Skitka. “When Results Require a Critique of Procedures: An Analysis of the Rodney King Case.” Analysis of Social Issues and Public Policy 6.1 (2006): 1-14. Academic research completed. Network. April 11, 2014 Ryberg, Jesper. “Racial Profiling and Criminal Justice.” Journal Of Ethics 15.1/2 (2011): 79-88. Academic research completed. Network. April 15, 2014. Tillyer, Rob, and Richard D. Hartley. “Advancing Racial Profiling Research: Learning Lessons from Sentencing Research.” Journal Of Criminal Justice 38.4 (2010): 657-665. Academic research completed. Network. April 10, 2014. US Cost. modify. IV. PrintConst. modify. XIV. Press