Every individual in the world is somehow different from the person next to them. People differ in culture, ethnicity, race, religion, personality, styles, interests, appearance, and more. It is understood that someone may be similar to you, no person will be exactly like you. As you grow up, it's important to understand other people's differences and show them a level of respect. As humans, people typically learn through experiences. However, these experiences have a tendency to alter how people perceive other individuals. Racial profiling, a term used most frequently when dealing with law enforcement, is defined as “any action taken for reasons of public safety, security or protection that is based on stereotypes relating to race, color, ethnicity , ancestry, religion or place of origin rather than on the basis of reasonable suspicion, single out an individual for increased scrutiny or different treatment” (CBC). An analysis of racial profiling in Marita Golden's After reveals aspects of invalid reasons for probable cause, intimidation, and stigmatization. Racial profiling provides police officers with invalid probable cause reasons to charge an individual with a crime. Police officers must have a justifiable reason to stop an individual's actions. Probable cause is considered “the legal standard by which a police officer has the right to make an arrest, conduct a search of personnel or property, or obtain an arrest warrant” (Silverman). Many people in today's generation believe that police officers are most likely to stop or arrest people because of their race. Assuming that an individual is breaking the law because of the color of his or her skin is not an appropriate reason to plead pr... at the heart of the document... Frequently asked questions about racial profiling." CBC News. Np, May 26, 2005. Web .April 12, 2011.Golden, Marita. After. 1st ed. New York, NY: The Doubleday Broadway Publishing, 2006. 6- 143. Print.Meeks, Kenneth. Driving Black Highways, Malls, Taxis, Sidewalks: How to React if you are a victim of racial profiling. 1st ed. New York, NY: Broadway Books, 2000. 19. Print.Minzer, Max. “Putting Probability into Probable Cause.” Premier of Academic Research. 05 Apr. 2011. Web. 12 Apr. 2011. Stewart, Eric A. They either don't know or don't care: Black males and negative experiences of the police." Criminology and Public Policy 6.1 (2007): 123-130. Academic Research Premier. EBSCO. Network. April 14. 2011.