Reporting Accurate Traffic Stop Data: Evidence-Based Best Practices

Instructor(s):

Dr. Richard Johnson
Chief Academic Officer

Location:

Live Streamed, N/A

Date(s):

Apr 17, 2023 - Apr 17, 2023

Course Length:

1-day

Registration Fee:

Individual: $195.00 for the first attendee – $95.00 per each additional attendee. Agency: Please contact us for an agency-wide pricing quote.

In response to CALEA accreditation requirements and/or public allegations of racial profiling, many law enforcement agencies have begun to track the race, ethnicity, and gender of those who are stopped, searched, arrested, and/or were the subject of a use of force by officers.

If not researched and written properly, these reports have the potential to be misinterpreted by the media or community groups, needlessly damage the public image of your agency, undermine the legitimacy of your agency with the public, and lower officer morale. This workshop offers crucial skills necessary to present the information in your report in a manner that minimizes the risk of misinterpretation or manipulation, and presents the work of your agency in the most accurate and professionally responsive manner possible.

This workshop addresses critical reporting issues, such as: the best order in which the collected information should presented, how and why data should be reported by beats and units rather than agency-wide, separating pro-active and reactive officer activity, finding and using valid benchmark comparisons, and understanding the disproportionality index.

Course Objectives:

The Issue of Biased-Based Policing
Public perceptions
Repercussions for police legitimacy
Legal repercussions for police agencies
Types of Bias-Based Policing Studies and Reports
Types of mandates for reporting
Types of information to report
External versus internal evaluations
The Best Way to Organize Your Report
Overall agency response to ethics and fairness
Overall agency efforts toward diversity and inclusion
Stop data is only a part of the report
Understanding the Disproportionality Index
What is it?
How is it calculated?
What does it mean?
Comparing Apples to Apples
Reporting data by district rather than agency-wide
Reporting special unit data separately
Separating proactive and reactive activities
Finding the Proper Valid Benchmark
The numerous problems with using Census statistics
Understanding how the wrong benchmark hurts the entire study
Ensuring the benchmark matches the activity targeted police activity
The Importance of Data Validity
Importance of officer buy-in and training
Importance of data collection instruments
The potential sources of invalid data
Internal Benchmarking
How to truly detect biased policing among the ranks
Comparing officers against their peers
Ruling out legitimate reasons for disparities
How to Get Help
Sources of technical assistance
Screening outside researchers
Developing in-house expertise

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