Overview
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Prejudice is defined as a preconceived, unfavorable opinion or feeling toward an individual or group, formed without sufficient knowledge, reason, or evidence. An example of prejudice would be not liking a child because of their parents actions and their parents’ actions only. A teacher I previously had once stated on the topic of prejudice, “we all do it.” At first I didn’t understand what he meant as I never looked at someone or knew basic information about them and allowed it to affect my entire perspective on them, however I believe what he meant was that we have prejudiced tendencies in differing ways, like the way we make friends. A personal example is when I see an individual with dyed hair and facial piercings, I automatically think they’re cool and want to have a conversation with them in hopes of having an intriguing conversation, possibly leading to a friendship. Though I have prejudiced tendencies in situations like this, I can not recall having negative prejudicial feelings towards someone for their ethnicity, sex, sexuality or age, essentially for the things that are unchangeable. I strongly believe that law enforcement or anyone working for the law should never allow negative prejudices to sway their actions or use them as justification when they do so.
Euphemism is the substitution of a vague or polite term, often mild or indirect, for what might be a harsh or offensive term. Euphemism in any work place, especially in law enforcement is reasonable. It is crucial for police officers to be as empathetic as possible, from their words to their actions. I believe it shows professionalism and therefore aids to convey a sense of trust in the citizens they swear to protect and serve. An example of euphemism is when women say, "I'm going to go powder my nose,” a segue for having to use the bathroom however being non vulgar and casual about it.
A stereotype is a fixed, oversimplified, belief about a group of people or a thing, used to characterize individuals based on their group membership rather than their unique characteristics. I have heard professionals claim, “stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason” and not knowing how to react. Similar to my feelings on prejudism, harmful actions or words should not be motivated by stereotypes as stereotypes have a great possibility of being false and generally unnecessary, and unprofessional in a work place and even a perceiving “good” stereotype can be harmful because it denies individuality. An example of a stereotype is “boys don’t cry,” and it is, and always has been, very harmful to our society…we are all human at the end of the day.
To conclude, prejudice and stereotypes have no right in law enforcement, and if anyone were to argue otherwise I’d simply say it does more harm than good, so let’s not try to promote its use. I believe euphemism should be kept in mind in any work place as it helps avoid trouble. When writing for criminal justice, especially in any form of reports, my beliefs on these topics apply the same.