Nondiscrimination in establishing levels of suspicion prohibits the routine use of which attributes, except when used in subject description?

• A. Race and gender can be routinely used to describe subjects
• B. Religion can be used to determine if subject is suspicious
• C. May not use race, gender, nationality, religion in routine activities; only when used in description
• D. Discrimination is always allowed

Answer: (C)

Nondiscrimination in establishing levels of suspicion means you cannot rely on protected characteristics to decide who to investigate or monitor. Race, gender, nationality, and religion should not be used routinely to describe or assess someone’s suspiciousness. They may only be mentioned when describing a subject for identification purposes—useful to identify or locate someone after an encounter, not to judge likelihood of wrongdoing. This framing captures the correct balance: you avoid profiling in routine actions, yet you can reference these attributes when describing a person to aid identification. The other ideas imply using protected traits to determine suspicion or advocate blanket discrimination, which conflicts with nondiscrimination principles.