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<br />SURPRISE POLICE DEPARTMENT
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<br />PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES ROC-05
<br />EFFECTIVELAST REVISED NEW REVISED CALEA PAGE
<br />DATE DATE DATE STANDARDS MET
<br />1 of 5
<br />09-10-07 06-18-18 YES
<br />02-14-03
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<br />I. PURPOSE
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<br /> The purpose of this directive is to establish policy and procedures regarding the
<br />prohibition of discriminatory practices in the detaining, stopping, or searching of
<br />persons and vehicles, or in asset seizure or forfeiture actions taken by officers of
<br />the Surprise Police Department.
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<br />II. POLICY
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<br />A. It is the policy of the Surprise Police Department that officers will not
<br />affect a stop, detention, or search of any person, or take any asset
<br />seizure or forfeiture action when such action is motivated by the race,
<br />color, ethnicity, age, gender, national origin, disability, religion, economic
<br />status, or sexual orientation of the person, and the action would constitute
<br />a violation of the civil rights of that person. (1.2.9a)
<br />B. Specifically, personnel of the Surprise Police Department will not engage
<br />in any activities that are discriminatory or indicative of a practice of
<br />profiling.
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<br />III. DEFINITIONS
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<br />Term Definition
<br />The act of stopping or restraining an individual's freedom
<br />Detention
<br />to walk away, approaching and questioning an individual
<br />outside the realm of a consensual encounter, or stopping
<br />an individual suspected of being personally involved in
<br />criminal activity.
<br />The stopping, detention, search, interdiction, or other
<br />Discriminatory
<br />disparate treatment of an individual based solely on the
<br />Practice
<br />race, color, ethnicity, age, gender, national origin,
<br />disability, religion, economic status, or sexual orientation
<br />status of the individual.
<br />Sworn officers and civilian personnel who provide direct
<br />Enforcement
<br />support to enforcement operations.
<br />Personnel
<br />Looking for or seeking out that which is otherwise
<br />Search
<br />concealed from view.
<br />The restraining of an individual's liberty by physical force
<br />Stop
<br />or a show of authority.
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