A Board designed to help eliminate racial and identity profiling
in law enforcement meets for the first time this week. Attorney
General Kamala Harris established the Racial and Identity
Profiling Advisory Board in compliance with Assembly Bill
953, by Assembly Member Shirley Weber. The Racial and
Identity Profiling Act of 2015 calls for a board comprised
of current and former law enforcement officials, attorneys,
community and spiritual leaders, university professors, and civil
rights activists.
The board will advise the Department of Justice in drafting
regulations to govern the collection and reporting of pedestrian
and traffic stop data; annually review and analyze the stop data
submitted by law enforcement agencies; work in partnership with
state and local law enforcement agencies to review and analyze
racial and identity profiling policies and practices across
California; and conduct evidence-based research on intentional
and implicit bias.
The first board meeting will be held on Friday, July 8th at 10:00
a.m. in the Auditorium of the Ronald Reagan State Building, 300
S. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013. The meeting
agenda can be found here. The meeting will also be
livestreamed at this link.https://oag.ca.gov
