Cons of profiling

Like any other tool, profiling also has its cons. The main con of profiling is racial profiling or stereotyping. Many consider profiling as hoax because of the fact that profilers have to determine and judge the race of the preparatory. Other people do not like profiling also because of the fact that different classes of races are more likely to produce crime (which researchers show that black people commit more crime than any other race), but it does not mean that the entire portion of a race commit crime. Most consider black people to be behind every crime if there is a black suspect involved. According to Jeffrey B. Bumgarner, “many proponents of profiling suggest that some groups more than others-certainly men more than women and often more minorities more than whites-commit a disproportionate share of crime,”(Bumgarner,2011,p.61).

The second con of profiling is not all profilers have the same readings on the unknown subject. Every profiler is subject to his or hers opinions about the criminal behavior. Some cases are not solved due to feuds of profilers concerning the profile. Some fight over whether the profile is fit or not for the perpetrator.