As mentioned earlier , in 2009 , the Texas Legislature passed House Bill 3389 , which modified the Racial Profiling Law by adding new requirements ; this took effect on January 1st , 2010 . These changes included , but are were not limited to , the re-definition of a contact to include motor vehicles where a citation was issued or an arrest made . In addition , it required police officers to indicate if they knew the race or ethnicity of the individual before detaining them . Also , the 2009 law required adding " middle eastern " to the racial and ethnic category and submitting the annual data report to TCOLE before March 1st of each year .
In 2017 , the Texas Legislators passed H . B . 3051 which removed the Middle Eastern data requirement while standardizing the racial and ethnic categories relevant to the individuals that came in contact with the police . In addition , the Sandra Bland Act ( S . B . 1849 ) was passed and became law . Thus , the most significant legislative mandate ( Sandra Bland Act ) in Texas history regarding data requirements on law enforcement contacts , became law and took effect on January 1 , 2018 . The Sandra Bland Act not only currently requires the extensive collection of data relevant to police motor vehicle contacts , but it also mandates for the data to be analyzed while addressing the following :
1 . A comparative analysis of the information compiled ( under Article 2.133 ):
a . Evaluate and compare the number of motor vehicle stops , within the applicable jurisdiction , of persons who are recognized as racial or ethnic minorities and persons who are not recognized as racial or ethnic minorities ;
b . Examine the disposition of motor vehicle stops made by officers employed by the agency , categorized according to the race or ethnicity of the affected persons , as appropriate , including any searches resulting from stops within the applicable jurisdiction ;
c . Evaluate and compare the number of searches resulting from motor vehicle stops within the applicable jurisdiction and whether contraband or other evidence was discovered in the course of those searches .
2 . Information related to each complaint filed with the agency alleging that a peace officer employed by the agency has engaged in racial profiling .
In an attempt to comply with The Texas Racial Profiling / Sandra Bland Law , the Arlington Police Department commissioned the analysis of its 2021 contact data . Hence , two different types of data analyses were performed . The first of these involved a careful evaluation of the 2021 motor vehicle-related data . This particular analysis measured , as required by the law , the number and percentage of Whites , Blacks , Hispanics or Latinos , Asians and Pacific Islanders , Alaska Natives and American Indians ( Middle Easterners and individuals belonging to the ? other ? category , as optional categories ), that came in contact with the police in the course of a motor vehicle related contact , and were either issued a ticket , citation , warning were issued or an arrest was made . Also , included in this data were instances where a motor vehicle contact took place for an alleged violation of the law or ordinance . The Tier 2 data analysis included , but was not limited to , information relevant to the number and percentage of contacts by race / ethnicity , gender , reason for the stop , location of stop , searches while indicating the type of search performed , result of stop , basis of an arrest and use of physical force resulting in bodily injury .
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