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Civil Rights

Sep. 4, 2024

RIPA report raises alarms over racial profiling and data accuracy issues

California's Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) of 2015, which requires law enforcement departments to collect and report data on individual stops to identify and eliminate unjustified racial disparities and bias, is prone to error due to human subjectivity and misreporting.

Lateef Gray

Senior Attorney and Chair, Pointer & Buelna, LLP

Civil Rights

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Assembly Bill 953: The Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) of 2015, was signed into law by then California Governor Jerry Brown and took effect on Jan. 1, 2016. The intent of RIPA is to "enact legislation that revises the definition of 'racial profiling' and requires law enforcement departments to collect, analyze, and report data on individual stops in order to identify and eliminate unjustified racial disparities and bias." (California Assembly Bill 953 2015). RIPA est...

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