.01. This establish procedures to ensure public confidence and mutual trust through the provision of services in a fair and equitable fashion; and to protect our officers from unwarranted accusations of;
misconduct when they act within the dictates of Department policy and the law.
.02A. police officers employed by the San Antonio Police Department are strictly prohibited from engaging in;
racial/bias profiling in any aspect of law enforcement-initiated actions.
.02B. Police Officers shall not use race, national origin, citizenship, religion, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, or physical or mental disability for a law enforcement-initiated action, except;
to determine whether a person matches a specific description of a particular suspect.
.04A. Each officer has a responsibility for preventing racial/bias profiling. Officers must remain;
customer-oriented, while also considering their safety and the safety of others.
.04A. Officers should:
- Extend a greeting if they stop or detain;
- Identify themselves by name;
- Explain reason for stop or detention;
- Afford person opportunity explain behavior;
- Politely ask for I.D;
- Remain courteous.
- Project professional demeanor.
.04B. Officers shall refrain from participating in or encouraging any actions or statements which could be perceived as;
racial/bias profiling.
.04B. Officers must document law enforcement-action and report any acts or perceived acts of;
racial/bias profiling.
.04C. Officers making custodial /non-custodial arrests shall base the arrests on probable cause supporting the elements of the offense and not on;
racial/bias profiling.
.04C. They shall base a lawful detention on reasonable suspicion at the time of the stop and not on racial/bias profiling.
Officers conducting a lawful detention, including stop and frisks.
.04C. Officers shall refrain from participating in or encouraging any actions or statements which could be;
reasonably perceived as racial /bias profiling.
.04C. Officers shall report any acts of racial /bias profiling in writing to;
their immediate supervisor.
.04D. They shall monitor the actions of the officers under their command to ensure racial /bias profiling does not occur and is not condoned.
Supervisory officers
.04D. Whenever Supervisors observe, or are made aware of, any racial/bias profiling;
they shall take immediate and appropriate remedial action.
.04D. Immediately document any complaint or observed incident of any acts or perceived acts of racial/bias profiling.
Supervisory officers
.04D. Supervisory officers immediately submit all reports of racial/bias profiling through their chain of command to their;
Division Commander.
.05B. Any Officer who receives an allegation of racial/bias profiling, including the officer who initiated the stop, shall immediately report the allegation of racial /bias profiling to;
hisimmediate supervisor.
.05B. The Officer shall also document the allegation in writing on SAPD Form #2-2, Incident Report, which shall include the;
nature of the complaint or allegation along with the name, address and phone number of each complainant and witness.
.05B. After the incident, the report shall be immediately completed and;
given to the Officer’s supervisor.
.05B. The Officer shall also explain to the complainant the;
Department’s process for filing a complaint with the Internal Affairs Unit.
.05B. If the complainant request to speak with a supervisor, the Officer shall;
immediately notify a supervisor of the request.
.05C. Supervisory officers addressing racial /biased profiling complaints shall immediately notify the;
Section Commanders or Unit Directors of any cases where an officer is involved in allegations of serious misconduct or suspected criminal activity;
.05C. Supervisory officers addressing racial /biased profiling complaints shall immediately;
contact and interview the complainants
.05D. Investigates all complaints of racial/bias profiling against officers.
The Internal Affairs Unit
.05D. The Internal Affairs Unit presents the findings of;
all formal complaint investigations of racial/bias profiling to the Chief’s Advisory Action Board.
.05D. The complainants will receive written notification advising them of the;
final disposition of their complaint.
.06. The Department shall be responsible for providing training to all officers in racial/bias profiling to emphasize the need to;
respect the rights of all citizens to be free from unreasonable government intrusion or law enforcement-initiated action.
.06. Racial Profiling training shall include:
A. Cadet Training;
B. In-Service;
C. Minority input for curriculum development;
D. Incorporation of the TCLEOSE Curriculum;
E. Patrol Officers, Supervisors, FTOs, lesson plans.
.07A. The SAPD considers racial /bias profiling a serious form of officer misconduct. The Department shall take;
direct and immediate actions to prevent such behavior, and to remedy all reported instances of racial/bias profiling.
.07B. Officers who are found to have engaged in racial/bias profiling will be subject to appropriate corrective action including, but not limited to;
referral to the Officer Concern Program, and/or discipline such as discharge or criminal actions.
.08A. Must be collected on the operator of any motor vehicle stopped for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance.
Racial Profile data
.08A. Officers who initiate a motor vehicle stop, which does not result in the production of an Incident or Offense report, shall document such occurrence by submitting one the following forms:
- Traffic citation;
- Traffic warning citation;
- Curfew violation;
- Field Interview;
- DWI report;
- Gang Contact Data Sheet;
.08B. The data forms are designed for the primary purpose of law enforcement; however, they have been modified to;
comply with governmental mandates on racial/bias profiling, so must be filled-out correctly, completely, and on a timely basis.
.08C. Profile Data shall be filled out only once for each individual (operator of motor vehicle only). If a traffic citation or warning citation is the only documentation of the motor vehicle stop, the;
information shall be included on the citation.
.08C. If an Incident Report, Offense Report, Curfew Violation, Field Interview, DWI Report, or Gang Form is written, the profile data should;
go on the report or form and not on the citation.
.09B. Who has the responsibility to ensure copies of news articles, educational stories, and videos relating to racial /bias profiling are annually maintained to provide documentation of this Department’s commitment to educating the public?
Police Media Services Detail
.10A. All racial /bias information required to be collected in accordance with Article 2.133 of the Code of Criminal Procedure must be;
compiled and analyzed annually.
.10B. In accordance with Article 2.134 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the previous year’s information collected on racial/bias profiling must be submitted to the;
governing body of the City of San Antonio and to the (TCLEOSE) by March 1st of each year.