10-Presentation of the annual report on racial profiling policy

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C. The City shall accept and investigate citizen complaints alleging racial profiling by its peace officers. D. Complaints may be made to any peace officer employed by the City of Paris Police Department and shall be in -writing and should include the time, place, and details of the incident of alleged racial profiling, the identity or description of the peace officer or officers involved, and the identity and manner of contacting the complainant. E. Any peace officer who receives a citizen complaint alleging racial profiling shall forward the complaint to the Internal Affairs Officer or Chief of Police as soon as is practicable, but in no event any later than 72 hours of receipt of the complaint. The officer investigating the complaint shall acknowledge his or her receipt of same to the complainant in writing. All such complaints shall be reviewed and investigated by the Internal Affairs Officer within a reasonable period of time, and the results of the review and investigation shall be filed with the Chief of Police. The findings of the investigation as well as any corrective action which is taken shall be provided in writing to the complainant and to the officer alleged to have engaged in racial profiling. F. In investigating a complaint alleging racial profiling, the Internal Affairs Officer shall seek to determine if the officer who is subject of the complaint has engaged in a pattern of racial profiling that includes multiple acts constituting racial profiling for which there is no reasonable, credible explanation based on established police and law enforcement procedures. G. The Internal Affairs Officer shall, upon commencement of the investigation of the complaint and upon written request of the officer who is subject of the complaint, promptly provide a copy of the video or audio recording of the occurrence on which the complaint is based to that officer. VI. CORRECTIVE ACTION Any peace officer who is found, after investigation, to have engaged in racial profiling in violation of this policy shall be subject to correction action, which may include reprimand; diversity, sensitivity or other appropriate training or counseling; paid or unpaid suspension; termination of employment; or other appropriate action as determined by the Chief of Police. VII. PUBLIC EDUCATION This department will inform the public of its policy against racial profiling and the complaint process. Methods that may be utilized to inform the public are the news media, radio, service or civic presentations, the Internet, as well as governing board meetings. Additionally, information will be made available as appropriate in languages other than English. ~ ~ ~ r; - 18 t 6 lr .J