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-Mark is a young African American man from Los Angeles. He just received his driver's license last week, and has already been pulled over and had his car searched by police officers three times. He feels the actions were not warranted. What may be occurring?

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Police officers pulling Mark over on multiple occasions for no reason seems unusual, which means they may be racially profiling. Racial profiling occurs when a minority is targeted based upon outward appearance. Studies have found that African Americans and Hispanics are arrested at a higher rate than whites.

Political Institute -Mark Is a Young African American Man from Los Angeles