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Racial Profiling

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Texas SB 1074, which became law on 09/01/2001, prohibits racial profiling by Texas peace officers, and requires agencies to collect stop data beginning on 01/01/2002.
Article 3.05 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure defines Racial Profiling as:
"A law enforcement-initiated action based on the individual's race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or on information identifying the individual as having engaged in criminal activity."

RACIAL PROFILING COMPLAINTS:
To file a complaint with SAPD Internal Affairs concerning Racial Profiling, please see information concerning Filing Complaints on the Internal Affairs web page.

RACIAL PROFILING DATA ANALYSIS STUDY

The San Antonio Police Department began collecting Racial Profiling Data in 2002. The Department applied for and received a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice and voluntarily commissioned a study of its Racial Profiling Stop Data. In 2003, Dr. John Lamberth of Lamberth Consulting completed his study of the 2002 stops data. Dr. Lamberth's complete study is available below.

RACIAL PROFILING DATA ANALYSIS STUDY (PDF)

On January 15, 2004, Dr. John Lamberth of Lamberth Consulting and SAPD Chief Albert Ortiz presented the Racial Profiling Data Analysis Study to City Council "B" Session using the Power Point presentations below.

LAMBERTH CONSULTING
POWER POINT

(3.5 MB)
SAPD RESPONSE
POWER POINT

(3.5 MB)


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