Racial profiling is best defined as

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AUsing specific suspect descriptions in an investigation
BTargeting individuals for enforcement based primarily on race or ethnicity rather than behavior
CPatrolling high-crime areas
DResponding to 911 calls

✓ Correct answer: B. Targeting individuals for enforcement based primarily on race or ethnicity rather than behavior Racial profiling uses race or ethnicity as a basis for suspicion absent legitimate, behavior-based grounds; it is both unethical and unconstitutional.

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