Articulative: | Means the ability to definitively correlate an individual’s actions, or other circumstances associated with an individual, with a legitimate motivation for initiating a law enforcement contact. |
CAD or Computer Aided Dispatch: | Encompasses the entire computerized system utilized by the Communications Section in the collection and preservation of data |
Detainee: | Means any person(s) detained as a result of law enforcement contact for the purpose of a criminal investigation, regardless of the level (misdemeanor or felony), in which the individual is not under arrest. |
MDC or Mobile Data Computer: | Refers to the authorized onboard computer system utilized by field deputies to electronically receive and transmit data to and from the Communications Section. |
Law Enforcement Contact: | Includes, but not limited to:
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Racial Profiling: | Means the act of selecting or targeting a person(s) for law enforcement contact based exclusively on the individual’s race, ethnicity, or national origin and not upon reasonable suspicion sufficient to justify law enforcement initiated action or contact. |
Reasonable suspicion: | Means a reasonable belief, based either upon a Deputy=s personal observations or upon reliably reported or communicated information, that a person has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime. |
Stop: | Means an interaction between a Deputy and an individual who is being detained for the purpose of a criminal investigation, regardless of the level (misdemeanor or felony), in which the individual is not under arrest. |
Racial Profiling Policy | |
PURPOSE and POLICY | |
I. | DEFINITIONS |
II. | RESTRICTIONS FOR DEPUTY INITIATED LAW ENFORCEMENT CONTACT |
III. | DOCUMENTATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE STOPS |
IV. | INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED |
V. | DOCUMENTATION OF PEDESTRIAN STOPS |
VI. | COMPLAINTS |
VII. | TRAINING |
VIII. | PUBLIC EDUCATION |