NEW: October 2018 Traffic Stop Analysis and Findings, 2015-16 (Supplemental Report)

Click Here To Download the Traffic Stop Analysis and Findings 2015-16 Supplemental Report released on October 18, 2018

To Download the CT Racial Profiling Data Please Click Below

For more information please click the below links

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Racial Profiling Supplemental Report 2018

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Top left to right - Members of the public, police officers and reporters listen on as IMRP project staff discuss racial disparities in traffic enforcement. Ken Barone, IMRP Project Manager, discusses the findings of the Ansonia Police Department. Racial Profiling Advisory Board Chairman Bill Dyson responds to the findings of the report.

Bottom left to right - Police administrators listen to a presentation of findings regarding racial disparities in local police departments. James Fazzalaro, IMRP Project Manager, discusses conclusions from the report findings. Andrew Clark, IMRP Director, asks a question about the report methodology.

The Supplemental Report was released on October 18, 2018. The report includes an in-depth follow-up analysis of the 8 municipal police departments identified in the November 2017 report. A main goal for the follow-up analysis was to better understand whether statistical disparities identified in the department level analysis could be driven by specific department-wide practices or by individual officers. Ultimately the approach included in this report is a mix of previously utilized and newly developed statistical and descriptive analyses, coupled with an on-going dialogue with each department. Below are links to the press coverage:

Latest police profiling report leads to something new – a thoughtful discussion | CTmirror

CCSU releases report on racial, ethnic disparities in 8 CT police departments | WFSB

New Racial Profiling Report Focuses On Eight Connecticut Police Departments | New England Public Radio

Connecticut Racial Profiling Prohibition Project (CTRP3)

Taking Action- What Can You Do?

Racial Profiling Is Against the Law!

The Alvin W. Penn Racial Profiling Prohibition Act (Connecticut General Statutes Sections 54-1l and 54-1m) prohibits any law enforcement agency from stopping, detaining, or searching any motorist when the stop is motivated solely by considerations of the race, color, ethnicity, age, gender or sexual orientation.

Further, this law allows any motor vehicle operator who feels that he or she has been stopped solely due to one of these considerations to file a formal complaint.

If you feel that you are the victim of racial profiling, please click here for more information.

Starting on October 1, 2013 all motorists will receive a notice from law enforcement during a traffic stop informing them of their right to file a complaint. The notice is below.

If you were stopped by law enforcement after October 1, 2013, please take our survey to inform the project staff if you received a notice of motorist rights.

Complaint Notice Survey

For more information contact:

Ken Barone
Policy & Research Specialist
Institute for Municipal & Regional Policy, Central Connecticut State University
Tel: 860.832.1872 or Email: baroneket@ccsu.edu

Please visit the Office of Policy and Management, Criminal Justice Policy and Planning Division: www.ct.gov/opm/cjppd/racialprofiling

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