This police officer was describing a textbook example of “ethnic profiling”: law enforcement officials use of stereotypes, rather than specific information about behavior, in deciding to stop, search, or detain people.
Ce policier donnait là un bon aperçu de ce que recouvre l’expression “profilage ethnique”: contrôles, fouilles ou arrestations sur la base de stéréotypes, plutôt que d’informations précises sur le comportement.