The police practice of assuming that people of a certain race, ethnicity, or national origin are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is referred to as

A. the contact hypothesis.
B. racial profiling.
C. institutionalized stereotyping.
D. explanative prejudice.


Answer: B

Sociology

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