acted too nervous
acted too calm
made eye contact with officer
avoided making eye contact with officer
wore expensive clothing and gold jewelry
dressed casually
went to rest room after deplaning
walked quickly through airport
walked slowly through airport
walked aimlessly through airport
left airport by taxi
left airport by limousine
left airport by private car
left airport by hotel courtesy van
suspect was hispanic
suspect was black female
--from a list of characteristics included in 'drug-courier profiles' used by u.s. law enforcement. "the profiles are generally kept secret; this list was compiled with the aid of court cases in which officers have used traits from their agency's profile to justify making allegedly unconstitutional stops."--harper's, october 1998.