Definitions of racial profiling
(of a company, firm, or other institution) the use of a person's race when deciding how to act towards them or in forming a policy towards the racial group with which they identify
The recent arrest of two black men who were sitting in a Starbucks in Philadelphia has added a well-known coffee chain to a list of retailers accused of racial profiling
(of the police or other law enforcement agency) the use of a person's race when deciding whether to take action against them, such as stopping and searching or questioning them
The use of section 60 powers on black youths has led to accusations of racial profiling.