Drug courier profiles describe behaviors frequently shown by completely innocent people

Evidence

As Johnson stated, they based their initial decisions as to which travelers to approach upon a series of allegedly suspicious characteristics and circumstances, as contained in the now-familiar “drug courier profile,” supplemented by the airport squad’s own prior experiences. It may be fairly said as to all of the officers’ bases of “suspicion” that, although they may indeed be characteristic of those who carry narcotics, they are at least equally, and usually far more frequently, consistent with complete innocence. — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 862

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ruggero J. Aldisert, Agatha D. Aldisert, Logic for Lawyers- A Guide to Clear…, 862
• XREF: connects to: Physical appearance details can instantly characterize a dangerous personality — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 326; Asking about specific behaviors rather than abuse yields truthful data — , The Rod and the Child: A Global History…, 9768