• A citizen who believes he or she has been a victim of racial profiling by a member of this department may make a complaint to the Chief of Police.  The Chief of Police shall conduct an investigation and shall notify the complaining party of the outcome of the investigation.

• An officer found to be in violation of this policy may be subject to administrative or other appropriate sanction.

• No officer shall conduct a traffic or pedestrian stop based upon a person’s race or ethnicity.

• Race or ethnicity means of a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic, or Native American descent.

• Pedestrian Stop means an interaction between a peace officer and an individual who is being detained for the purpose of a criminal investigation in which the person is not under arrest.  This does not include an interaction that takes place inside a school, gym, administrative building, support facility (i.e. Durham), or an athletic facility.

• Traffic Stop means an interaction between a peace officer and the driver and/or occupants of a motor vehicle for an alleged violation of a law or ordinance regulating traffic.

• Racial Profiling means the unequal treatment of any person including stopping, questioning, searching, detention, or arrest on the basis of their racial or ethnic characteristics.