Public Educat ion on Responding t o Com plim ent s and Com plaint s
Inform ing t he Public on t he Process of Filing a Com plim ent or Com plaint w it h t he Arlingt on Police Depart m ent
The Texas Racial Profiling Law requires that police agencies provide information to the public regarding the manner in which to file a compliment or racial profiling complaint . In an effort to comply with this particular component , the Arlington Police Department launched an educational campaign aimed at informing the public on issues relevant to the racial profiling complaint process .
The police department made available , in the lobby area and on its web site , information relevant to filing a compliment and complaint on a racial profiling violation by an Arlington Police Officer . In addition , each time an officer issues a citation , ticket or warning , information on how to file a compliment or complaint is given to the individual cited . This information is in the form of a web address ( including in the document issued to the citizen ), which has instructions and details specifics related to the compliment or complaint processes .
It is believed that through these efforts , the community has been properly informed of the new policies and the complaint processes relevant to racial profiling .
All Arlington Police Officers have been instructed , as specified in the Texas Racial Profiling Law , to adhere to all Texas Commission on Law Enforcement ( TCOLE ) training and the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas ( LEMIT ) requirements . To date , all sworn officers of the Arlington Police Department have completed the TCOLE basic training on racial profiling . The main outline used to train the officers of Arlington has been included in this report .
It is important to recognize that the Chief of the Arlington Police Department has also met the training requirements , as specified by the Texas Racial Profiling Law , in the completion of the LEMIT program on racial profiling . The satisfactory completion of the racial profiling training by the sworn personnel of the Arlington Police Department fulfills the training requirement as specified in the Education Code ( 96.641 ) of the Texas Racial Profiling Law .
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