10A - Paris Police Racial Profiling Report 2020

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PARIS POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL Subject: Policy Number: Bias Based Profiling 2.01.01 Effective Date:Distribution:AmendedDate: 01/31/2010 All Police Officers 01/01/2018 Review Date: TPCA BPRP Number: Page: Annually 2.01 3 of 5 violation of the Penal Code, a violation of a traffic law or ordinance, or an outstanding warrant and a statement of the offense charged; (7) the street address or approximate location of the stop; \[and\] (8) whether the officer issued a verbal or written warning or a ticket or citation as a result of the stop; and (9) whether the officer used physical force that resulted in bodily injury, as that term is defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, during the stop. SECTION 4 PROCEDURES 1.Public Information -The statute provides the officer provide the stopped individual public education relating to the agency's compliment and complaint process, including providing the telephone number, mailing address, and email address to make a compliment or complaint with respect to each ticket, citation, or warning issued by a peace officer. 2.TheDepartment will inform the public of its policy against racial profiling and the process by which a citizen may make a complaint against a department employeevia the Paris Police Department web page site,in the lobby of the police department and at the Paris Public Library. 3.Stops / Detentions -In the absence of a specific credible report containing a physical description, a person’s gender, sexual orientation, race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, or similar personal characteristic, or any combination of thesemay be a contributing factor but shall not be the solefactor in determining probable cause for an arrest or reasonable suspicion for a stop. 4.Oversight and Review -Traffic enforcement will be accompanied by consistent, ongoing supervisory oversight to ensure that officers do not go beyond the parameters of reasonableness in conducting such activities. A.Supervisors shall ensure compliance with this and other applicable directives. B.Aminimum of fivetraffic stopswill be reviewed by the patrol shift supervisor each month including both patrol car video and body worn video.