26 Paris Police Department's Annual Racial Profiling Analysis Report

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(2) "Pedestrian stop" means an interaction between a peace officer and an individual who is being detained for the purpose of a criminal investigation in which the individual is not under arrest. (b) A peace officer who stops a motor vehicie for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic or who stops a pedestrian for any suspected offense shall report to the law enforcement agency that employs the officer information relating to the stop, including: (1) a physical description of each person detained as a result of the stop, including: (A) the person's gender; and (B) the person's race or ethnicity, as stated by the person or, if the person does not state the person's race or ethnicity, as determined by the officer to the best of the officer's ability; (2) the traffic law or ordinance alleged to have been violated or the suspected offense; (3) whether the officer conducted a search as a result of the stop and, if so, whether the person detained consented to the search; (4) whether any contraband was discovered in the course of the search and the type of contraband discovered; (5) whether probable cause to search existed and the facts supporting the existence of that probable cause; (6) whether the officer made an arrest as a result of the stop or the sea.rch, including a statement of the offense charged; (7) the street address or approximate location of the stop; and (8) whether the officer issued a warning or a citation as a result of the stop, including a description of the warning or a statement of the violation charged. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 947, § l, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Art. 2.134. Compilation and Analysis of Information Collected (a) In this article, "pedestrian stop" means an interaction between a peace officer and an individual who is being detained for the purpose of a criminal investigation in which the individual is not under arrest. (b) A law enforcement agency shall compile and analyze the information contained in each report received by the a$ency under Article 2.133. Not later than March 1 of each year, each local law enforcement agency shall submit a report containing the information compiled during the previous calendar year to the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency in a manner approved by the agency. 11