•  * RACIAL PROFILING PROHIBITED

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  The LCC Police Department has established  a policy concerning the prohibition of racial

  profiling as set out in state and federal laws concerning racial profiling and discriminatory

  practices in general.  Discrimination in any form, including racial profiling, is strictly prohibited

  and the department will take immediate and appropriate action to investigate allegations of discrimination.  This policy applies to all members of the LCC Police Department, both classified and non-classified.

          WHAT IS RACIAL PROFILING?

          Racial profiling is any law enforcement initiated action based on an individual's race, ethnicity  

          or national origin rather than on the individual's behavior or information identifying the individual

          as having engaged in criminal activity.

         Examples of racial profiling include but are not limited to the following:

         * Initiating a traffic stop on a particular vehicle because of the race, ethnicity, or national origin of

           the driver of a vehicle.

         * Stopping or detaining the driver of a vehicle based on the determination that a person of that

            race, ethnicity, or national origin is unlikely to own or possess the specific make or model of

           vehicle.

        * Stopping or detaining an individual based on the determination that a person of that race,

           ethnicity or national origin does not belong in a specific part of town or a specific place.