Title
Presentation: Presentation of the Mansfield Police Department Annual Traffic Contact Report for 2011
Requested Action
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Recommendation
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Description/History
In 2001, the Texas Legislature, in an attempt to address the issue of racial profiling in policing, enacted the Racial Profiling Law. Since 2001, the Mansfield Police Department, in accordance with the law, has collected and reported traffic-related contact data for the purpose of identifying and addressing (if necessary) areas of concern regarding racial profiling practices.
Not later than March 1 of each year, the local Law Enforcement Agency shall submit a report containing the information compiled during the previous calendar year to the Governing Body of the Municipality served by the Agency as well as the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer's Standards and Education (TCLEOSE).
The attached report titled Mansfield Police Department Annual Traffic Contact Report for 2011, completed by Alex del Carmen, Ph.D. of Del Carmen Consulting, LLC serves as evidence of the Mansfield Police Department's commitment to comply with the Texas Racial Profiling Law.
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Funding Source
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Prepared By
Gary L. Fowler, Chief of Police, Mansfield Police Department