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Presentation: Presentation of the Mansfield Police Department Annual Contact Report for 2013
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.
In 2009, the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3389, which modified the existing Racial Profiling Law by adding new requirements; this took effect January 1, 2010. These new requirements have been addressed by the Mansfield Police Department as it is demonstrated throughout this report.
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 (TCOLE).
The attached reports titled Mansfield Police Department Annual Contact Report for 2013, completed by Alex del Carmen, Ph.D. of Del Carmen Consulting, LLC and the TCOLE Tier 1 Partial Exemption Racial Profiling Report completed by me serves as evidence of the Mansfield Police Department's commitment to comply with the Texas Racial Profiling Law.
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Prepared By
Gary L. Fowler, Chief of Police, Mansfield Police Department
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