California’s Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board
released its
first annual report as required by Assembly Bill 953.
The report provides baseline information about existing policies
and practices to prevent racial and identity profiling and sets
the agenda and vision for the future work of the Board.
The following information is included in this year’s report:
A summary of the information that law enforcement agencies
will collect and report to the California Department of Justice
regarding stops.
A history of racial and identity profiling and information on
current evidence-based research that will help stakeholders
understand the issues.
Analysis of the data collected regarding citizen/civilian
complaints, including complaints alleging racial and identity
profiling that were reported to the DOJ by law enforcement in
2016.
A summary of the results of a survey the RIPA Board
distributed to law enforcement agencies regarding agency policies
on racial and identity profiling.
Analysis and recommendations about racial and identity
profiling trainings provided to officers.
In each section of the report, the RIPA Board offers
recommendations for best practices, next steps, and a vision for
the Board’s future work and reports. A copy of the report can be
found
here. To view the accompanying video, please click here. .For
additional information on the RIPA Board and for the datasets
related to the report, please visit https://oag.ca.gov/ab953/board.
