Racial Profiling Flashcards
The majority of complaints alleging racial profiling follow _______ stops by police
vehicle
________ __________ is a law enforcement initiated action based on an individuals race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on an individuals behavior or on the information identifying the individual as having engaged in criminal activity
Racial Profiling
A peace officer may not engage in racial profiling is found where?
CCP 2.131 Racial Profiling Prohibited
Each ______ In This State Shall Develop A Detailed Written Policy On Racial Profiling
Agency
Each law enforcement agency in this state shall adopt a detailed written policy on racial profiling. The policy must:
clearly define acts constituting racial profiling;
strictly prohibit peace officers employed by the agency from engaging in racial profiling;
the race or ethnicity of the individual detained;
whether a search was conducted and, if so, whether the individual detained consented to the search
the location of the stop; and
the reason for the stop
Describe what?
collection of information relating to motor vehicle stops
chief administrator of the agency is required submit an annual report of the information collected to:
the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; and
the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency, if the agency is an agency of a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the State
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement that the chief administrator of a law enforcement agency intentionally failed to submit a report required, the commission shall begin __________ procedures against the chief administrator.
disciplinary
By when is each law enforcement agency shall submit a report containing the incident-based data compiled during the previous calendar year to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and, if the law enforcement agency is a local law enforcement agency, to the governing body of each county or municipality served by the agency?
March 1st
What information can not be contained in a report?
may not include identifying information about a peace officer who makes a motor vehicle stop or about an individual who is stopped or arrested by a peace office
A peace officer ____ _____ _______ for damages arising from an act relating to the collection or reporting of information
is not liable
What is the civil penalty of a local law enforcement agency if they intentionally fail to submit the incident-based dates as required by Article 2.134?
$5,000
From money appropriated to the agency for the administration of the agency, the executive director of a state law enforcement agency that intentionally fails to submit the incident-based data as required by Article 2.134 shall remit to the comptroller the amount of ______- for each violation
$1,000
As part of the minimum curriculum requirements, the commission shall establish a statewide comprehensive education and training program on ____ _____, _____ _______, _______ ________ for persons licensed
civil rights, racial sensitivity, and cultural diversity
Definition of what constitutes racial profiling
Prohibition of racial profiling
Complaint process
Public education
Corrective action
Collection of traffic-stop statistics
Annual reports
Not prima facie evidence
Feasibility of use of video equipment
Data does not identify officer
Copy of complaint-related video evidence
are requirements for what?
Racial Profiling Requirements Written Department Policies
What 1968 case allows an officer to stop an individual for reasonable suspicion that person is armed and dangerous?
Terry V. Ohio
What 1977 case allows officers to order a driver out of a vehicle and frisked during a lawful traffic stop?
Pennsylvania V. Mimms
What 1997 case allows officers to order a passenger out of a vehicle?
Maryland V. Wilson
What 1998 case states you are not justified in a detention that extends beyond the period of time that it would reasonably have taken for a uniformed officer to go through the procedure involved in issuing a citation to a motorist.
Pryor V. State
What 1981 case allows officers to charge a suspect if the contraband is within immediate control of the suspect?
New York v. Belton