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cultural diversity training. All officers have been instructed on the policies and procedures <br />regarding racial profiling and the accompanying complaint process as well. <br />A REVIEW OF THE /NFORMATION PRESENTED AND SUPPORTlNG DOCUMENTATION REVEALS THAT <br />THE PARIS POL/CE DEPARTMENT IS FULLY lN COMPLLANCE WITH TEXAS L,4W ON TRAINING AND <br />EDUCAT/ON REGARD/NG RAC/AL PROFIL/NG. <br />Paris Police Department Complaint Process and Public Education on Racial <br />Profiling <br />Article 2.132 §(b)3-4 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires that law enforcement <br />agencies implement a complaint process on racial profiling and that the agency provide public <br />education on the complaint process. Paris Police Department's Racial Profiling Policy Part V <br />and VII cover this requirement. The City of Paris Police Department has taken the following <br />actions to ensure that the information relating to the policy disallowing racial profiling has been <br />made known to the public: <br />1) Made racial profiling policy available to all 1oca1 media; <br />2) Published racial profiling policy and complaint informarion on the Ciry of Paris <br />website; <br />3) Created complaint forms which are available at any time fi•am any officer or at any <br />time from the lobby of the police station; and <br />4) Officers of the department have been instructed on the racial profiling law and are <br />available to, and have answered requests about, the law and complaint procedure. <br />A REV/EW OF THE DOCUMBNTATION PRODUCED BY THE DEPARTMENT REVEALS THAT THE <br />DEPARTMENT /S FULLY /N COMPLIANCE W/TH APPL/CABLE TEXAS LAW ON TNE RACIAL PROF/LING <br />COMPLAINT PROCESS AND PUBLIC EDUCATION ABOUT TNE COMPLAINT PROCESS. <br />Paris Police Department Statistical Data on Racial Profiliog <br />Article 2.132(b) 6 requires that law enforcement agencies collect statistical information on traffic <br />citations and detentions with specific information on the race of the person cited. In addition, <br />information concerning searches of persons and whether or not the search was based on consent <br />is also collected. Paris Police Department submitted statistical information on all citations in <br />2010 and accompanying information on the race of the person cited. Accompanying this data <br />was the relevant infotmation on searches and arrests. <br />ANALYSIS OF THE DATA RE6'EALS THAT THE DEPARTMENT /S FULLY /N COMPLIANCE WITH <br />APPLICABLE TEXAS LAW ON THE COLLECTION OF RACIAL PROFILING DATA. <br />- 1 63 <br />