RACIAL PROFILING POLICY

 

It is the policy of this department to police in a proactive manner and to aggressively investigate suspected violations of the law.  Officers shall actively enforce state and federal laws in a responsible and professional manner without regard to race, ethnicity or national origin.  Officers are strictly prohibited from engaging in racial profiling (Article 2,131, Texas Code of Criminal Procedure).

 

This department accepts complaints from any person who believes that he or she has been stopped or searched based on racial, ethnic or national origin profiling.   No person shall be discouraged, intimidated or coerced from filing a complaint, nor discriminated against because he or she filed such a complaint.  Complaints may be initiated in person or by phone at the office listed below during regular business hours.