Reference no: EM132096827

DISCUSSION ESSAY TOPIC: Determine if a criminal justice agency in the area meets recommended standards regarding policies pertaining to racial profiling:

A. Does the policy clearly defined acts constituting racial profiling using the definition provided at the beginning of the chapter studied?

B.  Does the policy strictly prohibit officers employed by the agency from engaging in racial profiling?

C.  Does the policy provide instructions by which individuals may file a complaint if they believed they were a victim of racial profiling by an employee of the agency?

D.  Does the agency provide public education relating to the complaint process?

E. Does the policy require appropriate corrective action to be taken against an officer employed by the agency who, after an investigation, is shown to have engaged in racial profiling in violation of the agency's policy?

F. Does the agency require the collection of data relating to traffic stops in which a citation is issued and two arrests resulting from those traffic stops, including information relating to:

1. The race or at the intensity of the individual detained?

2. Whether a search was conducted and, if so, whether it was based on the consent of the person detained?

G. Does the agency's policy require it to submit a report on the findings and conclusions based on the data collected to a governing body of the county or state for review and monitoring purposes? What benchmarks are utilized and who interprets the data?