26 Paris Police Department's Annual Racial Profiling Analysis Report

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3% 2% - ; 2 % 1% 1% < 0% - African White Hispanic American 0 % Searched 1.9401o 1.06% 2.22% Analysis of Racial Profiling Compliance by Paris Police Department The foregoing analysis shows that the Paris Police Department is fully in compliance with all relevant Texas laws concerning racial profiling, including the existence of a formal policy prohibiting racial profiling by its officers, officer training and educational programs, a formalized complaint process, and the collection of data in compliance with the law. Finally, internal records indicate that the department had 2 complaints in reference to racial profiling for the year 2007 and after investigation both were unfounded. This is a very low number of complaints in comparison to the number of citizen contacts. For example, the department issued 7,518 citations and made 2,943 arrests in 2007. In addition to providing summary reports and analysis of the data collected by the Paris Police Department in 2007, this report also included an extensive presentation of some of the limitations involved in the level of data collection currently required by law and the methodological problems associated with analyzing such data for the Paris Police Department as well as police agencies across Texas. Clearly, the city should support the establishment of standardized procedures for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of racial profiling data. The creation of such a system would mitigate or eliminate many of the problems outlined in this report. The Paris Police Department should continue its educational and training efforts within the department on racial profiling. Finally, the department should conduct periodic evaluations to assess patterns of officer decision-making. 8