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Racial Profiling

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Executive Summary

Article 2.132 (7) of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure requires the annual reporting to the local governing body of data collected on the race or ethnicity of individuals stopped and issued citations or arrested for traffic violations and whether or not those individuals were searched. Since the new law provides no clear instruction to a governing body on how to review such data, the Duncanville Police Department requested this analysis and review to assist the City Council in reviewing the data.

The analysis of material and data from the Duncanville Police Department revealed the following:

  • A comprehensive review of the Duncanville Police Department regulations, specifically Section 5.41 outlining the department’s policy concerning racial profiling, shows that the Duncanville Police Department is fully in compliance with Article 2.132 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure.
  • A review of the curriculum presented and supporting documentation reveals that the Duncanville Police Department was fully in compliance with Texas law on training and education regarding racial profiling.
  • A review of the documentation produced by the department in both print and electronic form reveals that the department is fully in compliance with applicable Texas law on the racial profiling complaint process and public education about the complaint process.
  • Analysis of the data reveals that the department is in compliance with applicable Texas law on the collection of racial profiling data.
  • The analysis of statistical information from Duncanville Police Department reveals that there are no methodologically conclusive indications of systemic racial profiling by the department.
  • The Duncanville Police Department is fully in compliance with applicable Texas law concerning the prohibition of racial profiling

©2006 Duncanville Police Department

City of Duncanville, Texas
Police Department
203 E. Wheatland Road
P.O. Box 380280
Duncanville, TX 75138-0280
972-780-5038