Racially biased policing and the perceptions of its practice are critical issues facing jurisdictions across the country. The issues involved in racial profiling and racially biased policing are not new. They are the latest manifestations of a long history of sometimes tense, and even volatile, relations between police and minorities. This need not be viewed, however, as proof of the problems intractability. Police are more capable than ever of effectively addressing police racial bias in their ranks. In the past few decades there has been a revolution in the quality and quantity of police training, the standards for hiring officers, procedures and accountability mechanisms, and the widespread adoption ofcommunity policing. In the Police Executive Research Forums first book on this topic, Racially Biased Policing: A Principled Response, the various ways that police can and should respond to racially biased policing and the perceptions of its practice were set forth. Specifically, the book discussed methods of reform and prevention in the areas of accountability and supervision, policies to address racially biased policing, recruitment and hiring, education and training, outreach to minorities in the community, and the collection of data on police-minority contacts. Interestingly, this latter intervention,the collection of vehicle stop data, was the response of choice for many jurisdictions. Many jurisdictions have started collecting data on the race/ethnicity of drivers stopped and/or searched by police.


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    Title :

    Understanding Race Data from Vehicle Stops: A Stakeholder's Guide


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2005


    Size :

    104 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English







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