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5% <br />rvN <br />4% <br />> <br />4% <br />3% <br />MIS <br />M <br />3% <br />~ <br />V <br />2% <br />2% <br />AO' <br />1 % <br />O <br />1 / <br />o <br />o% <br />White <br />Hispanic African-Ame <br />rican <br />Searched <br />2. 37% <br />0.00% <br />3.91 % <br />Analysis of Racial Profiling Compliance by Paris Police Department <br />The foregoing analysis shows that the Paris Police Department is fully in compliance with all <br />relevant Texas laws concerning racial profiling, including the existence of a formal policy <br />prohibiting racial profiling by its officers, officer training and educational programs, a <br />formalized complaint process, and the collection of data in compliance with the law. Finally, <br />internal records indicate that the department had 1 complaint in reference to racial profiling for <br />the year 2008 and after investigation the complaint was unsubstantiated. This is a very low <br />number of complaints in comparison to the number of citizen contacts. Indeed, the department <br />issued 6,743 citations in 2008. <br />In addition to providing summary reports and analysis of the data collected by the Paris Police <br />Department in 2008, this report also included an extensive presentation of some of the <br />limitations involved in the level of data collection currently required by law and the <br />methodological problems associated with analyzing such data for the Paris Police Department as <br />well as police agencies across Texas. The Paris Police Department should continue its <br />educational and training efforts within the department on racial profiling. Finally, the <br />department should conduct periodic evaluations to assess patterns of officer decision-malcing on <br />traffic stops. <br />8 <br />000i41 <br />