Need some help creating a research question or research hypothesis for my paper (on Racial Profiling)...?

If I'm told a killer bear is on the loose, well... I know what a bear looks like. (And bears are bears).

I can see your problem. racial profiling by whom? and the consequences thereof...Well, they say the murder rate went up in Florida after the law passed...Perhaps you could research the murders or justified violence ( using that law as defense) to see who was doing what to whom? Maybe there is no correlation. or maybe the profiling is denied because people know that to admit to it is a no-no. I think you have some problems with your topic: You need to define how you are going to recognize racial profiling in a situation? because believe me it will be denied--look at how Newt Gingrich reacted to President Obama's statement which was very non accusatory actually. There are really two problems with the Martin-Zimmerman incident: #1 the actual incident #2 the response of the police to the incident

Racial profiling has been more security issue related, particularly since the September, 11, 2001 attacks and it has been associated with those of Middle Eastern decent. Law enforcement uses a person's ethnicity to gauge whether they are a threat to an environment or not. You probably want the NAACP's side of this, you can visit their website and read their statistics. Look for race statistics in states that have high crime rates (www.census.gov/) will give you each state and crime rate. Then check the nationalities of these states and see if there is a correlation between race and crime. Your question is really good though, use it. Then find specifics about the Stand Your Ground Law (cite specific quotations w/in the document) and how different communities in Florida have responded to this law. Is it welcomed? Is it thought to cause more trouble than it's worth? Is the writing within the law itself specific enough to justify deadly force even if a person is just threatened without a weapon?

Racial profiling has been more security issue related, particularly since the September, 11, 2001 attacks and it has been associated with those of Middle Eastern decent. Law enforcement uses a person's ethnicity to gauge whether they are a threat to an environment or not. You probably want the NAACP's side of this, you can visit their website and read their statistics. Look for race statistics in states that have high crime rates (www.census.gov/) will give you each state and crime rate. Then check the nationalities of these states and see if there is a correlation between race and crime. Your question is really good though, use it. Then find specifics about the Stand Your Ground Law (cite specific quotations w/in the document) and how different communities in Florida have responded to this law. Is it welcomed? Is it thought to cause more trouble than it's worth? Is the writing within the law itself specific enough to justify deadly force even if a person is just threatened without a weapon?

I can see your problem. racial profiling by whom? and the consequences thereof...Well, they say the murder rate went up in Florida after the law passed...Perhaps you could research the murders or justified violence ( using that law as defense) to see who was doing what to whom? Maybe there is no correlation. or maybe the profiling is denied because people know that to admit to it is a no-no. I think you have some problems with your topic: You need to define how you are going to recognize racial profiling in a situation? because believe me it will be denied--look at how Newt Gingrich reacted to President Obama's statement which was very non accusatory actually. There are really two problems with the Martin-Zimmerman incident: #1 the actual incident #2 the response of the police to the incident

Black is skin color, not race. First, you need to define what "race" is. I'm really looking forward for someone to come out with a legitimate definition for "race". If you can't define it, how do you know it exists? There is one race of humans, the human race. Anthropologists have looked for different races of man, and have been unable to adequately define or agree on a definition for "Race". Geneticists claim that there is no more difference between people with dark skin and white skin than there is between people with brown eyes and blue eyes. Religions of the world usually start at one place with 2 people, such as 'Adam and Eve", all in one race. Some Social Scientists decided to measure the differences between a group of Blacks and a group of Whites. They found that there was more differences of people within each group, than there was between the groups Yet, Calling someone a "Racist!" is a convenient trigger word, a weapon, to end all conversation, and discredit or gut shoot your enemy no matter how true or correct his argument is. The concept of many "Races" of people is a convenient lie we all agree on. We shed ourselves of slavery, now we need to face reality and the truth. There is "Cultural Profiling", but there can be no "Racial Profiling" unless you can define race.