10A - Paris Police Racial Profiling Report 2020

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Introduction This report details an analysis of the Paris Police Department’s policies, training, and statistical information on racial profiling for the year 2020. This report has been prepared to specifically comply with Article 2.132, 2.133, and 2.134 of the Texas Code ofCriminal Procedure (CCP) regarding the compilation and analysis of traffic stop data. Specifically, the analysis will address Articles 2.131 –2.134 of the CCP and make a determination of the level of compliance with those articles by the Paris Police Department in 2020. The full copies of theapplicable lawspertaining to this report are contained in Appendix A. This report is divided into six sections: (1) Paris Police Department’s policy on racial profiling; (2) Paris Police Department’s training and education on racial profiling; (3) Paris Police Department’s complaint process and public education on racial profiling; (4) analysis of Paris Police Department’s traffic stop data; (5) additional traffic stop data to be reported to TCOLE; and (6) Paris Police Department’s compliance with applicable laws on racial profiling. For the purposes of this report and analysis, the following definition of racial profiling is used: racial profiling means a law enforcement-initiated action based on an individual'srace, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged in criminal activity (Texas CCP Article 3.05). ParisPolice Department Policy on Racial Profiling A review of ParisPolice Department’s “Bias Based Profiling” policyrevealed that the department has adopted policies in compliance with Article 2.132 of the Texas CCP(see Appendix B). There are seven specific requirements mandated by Article 2.132 that a law enforcement agency must address. All seven are clearly covered inParisPolice Department’sbias based profiling policy. ParisPolice Departmentpoliciesprovide clear direction that any form of racial profiling is prohibited and that officers found engaging in inappropriate profiling may be disciplined in accordance with Chapter 2.02 of the Paris Police Department Policies and Procedures pertaining to receipt, processing, investigation, and adjudication of complaints.The policiesalso provide a very clear statement of the agency’s philosophy regarding equal treatment of all persons regardless of race, ethnicity, or national origin. Appendix Clists the applicable statute andcorresponding ParisPolice Departmentregulation. A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWOF P ARIS P OLICE D EPARTMENT’S B IAS B ASED P ROFILING P OLICY P ARIS P OLICE D EPARTMENT IS FULLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH A RTICLE 2.132 OF SHOWS THAT THE THE T EXAS C ODE OF C RIMINAL P ROCEDURE. ParisPolice Department Training and Education on Racial Profiling Texas Occupation Code § 1701.253 and § 1701.402 require that curriculum be established and training certificates issued on racial profiling for all Texas peace officers. Documentation provided byParisPolice Departmentreveals that all Paris Police Department officers were required to complete a course on Racial and Bias Profiling (TCOLE Certified)in 2020. Moreover, the department conducts a new employee orientation with each employee hiredby the department, and this orientation includes policy training on the department’s bias based profiling policy.