RIPA/AB 953 Racial and Identity Profiling Act

Question 1

RIPA/AB 953

Racial and Identity Profiling Act

Answer 1

• Signed 10/3/15, requires collection/reporting of specified demographic data to the CA OAG, began 7/1/18.
• Ongoing effort to maintain PT, enforcement consistent with Org & Prof values, all actions must be based on sound professional judgment, & accomplished in a business like, firm, impartial, courteous, & consistent matter.
• What has to be collected:
  1. Originating Agency Identifier #
  2. Date, time, duration of stop
  3. Location of stop
  4. Perceived race/ethnicity
  5. Perceived gender
  6. Perceived to be LGBT
  7. Perceived age
  8. Perceived limited or no English fluency 9. Perceived/known disability
  10. Reason for stop
  11. Stop made for call for service
  12. Actions taken by officer
  13. Result of stop
  14. Officer’s unique ID # (not badge #)
  15. Officer’s years experience 16.Officer’s type of assignment
• Additional narrative box shall be completed w/brief explanation regarding the reason for the stop.
• Perceived data responses shall be based on perception alone.
• Supervisors shall conduct periodic review of A415.
• My role:
• Discuss it with employees
• Ensure employees have proper training on documentation
• Annual cultural awareness & discrimination training
• Racial profiling & discrimination are prohibited by policy, law, and is not tolerated
• Ensure employees understand the “WHY”
• This shows transparency
• Tool to enhance community relations and trust
• Help to reduce bias, promote fair & impartial policing
• Need to make sure employees are staying motivated & not discouraged from being proactive
• Get out occasionally on patrol & document on CHP A415
• Always personnel have to display Org & Prof Values in every interaction, help to achieve PT
• Share the RIPA video and pain, mistrust some people have towards LE, goal is to have empathy & work with the public.
• Though only enforcement is required Dept will continue to gather for all public contacts but only enforcement will be given to OAG.
• Everyone with action taken on stop shall have A415 entry
• Exceptions:
  1. Crowd control or public safety evacuations
  2. Active shooter incidents
  3. Security screenings if required for all people
  4. Routine traffic control, checkpoints etc where it’s blanket regulatory activity or neutral formula not based on individualized suspicion or personal characteristics.