The Los Angeles Police Department has a reputation for using race as a basis for arresting criminals. Racial profiling involves using race or ethnicity as a reason to believe that an individual is suspected of committing a crime. Discriminatory or abusive behavior toward people of color affects 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 police from serving the entire community. Due to the LAPD's neglect of certain neighborhoods, this neglect causes these communities to not trust the police or be unwilling to work 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 that individual for suspicion of criminal behavior. According to the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, racial profiling is unconstitutional. The Fourth Amendment states that people have the right to privacy and freedom from search and seizure (US Const. 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” (US Const. amend. XIV. Sec. 1). In other words, no individual should be treated differently from anyone else, whether they are African-American, Latino, Asian, or white. Since the U.S. Constitution clearly states that all people should be treated equally, racial profiling is illegal by law. Because...... middle of paper ......eb. April 14, 2014 Gerstmann, Evan. "Where is the equal protection? Apply strict scrutiny to the use of racial law enforcement." Harvard Journal On Racial & ethnic Justice 29. (2013): 1-31. Academic research completed. Internet. April 15, 2014Mullen, Elizabeth and Linda J. Skitka. “When results prompt criticism of procedures: an analysis of the Rodney King affair.” Analyzes of Social Issues and Public Policies 6.1 (2006): 1-14. Academic research completed. Internet. April 11, 2014 Ryberg, Jesper. “Racial profiling and criminal justice.” Journal Of Ethics 15.1/2 (2011): 79-88. Academic research completed. Internet. April 15, 2014. Tillyer, Rob and Richard D. Hartley. “Advancing Research on Racial Profiling: Learning from Sentencing Research.” » Journal Of Criminal Justice 38.4 (2010): 657-665. Academic research completed. Internet. April 10, 2014. US Const. to modify. IV. PrintUS Const. to modify. XIV. Print