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<br /> <br />Policy & Procedure Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br />Lexington Police <br />Department <br />Subject: Bias Based Profiling <br /> <br /> <br />Policy Number: <br /> 41H Accreditation Standards: <br />Reference: 1.2.9 Effective Date: <br />12/1/10 <br /> New <br /> Revised <br />Revision <br />Dates: <br />1/24/19 <br /> <br />By Order of: Mark J. Corr, Chief of Police <br /> GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND GUIDELINES <br /> <br />The Municipal Police Institute, Inc. (MPI) is a private, nonprofit charitable affiliate of the <br />Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association. MPI provides training and model policies and <br />procedures for police agencies. This policy is an edited version of MPI Policy 4.10, “Biased <br />Based Policing.” <br /> <br />The Lexington Police Department is committed to protecting the constitutional and civil <br />rights of all citizens. Allegations of racial and gender profiling or discriminatory <br />practices, real or perceived, are detrimental to the relationship between police officers <br />and the citizens we protect and serve, because it strikes at the foundation of public <br />trust. Trust is essential to effective community policing. Racial, gender and other types <br />of profiling are illegal and ineffective methods of law enforcement. Racial profiling <br />results in increased safety risks to officers and citizens, violates civil rights, is a misuse <br />of valuable public resources, and may lead to an increased exposure to liability. <br /> <br />The Lexington Police Department does not endorse, train, teach, support or condone <br />any type of bias, stereotyping or racial and gender profiling by any sworn or civilian <br />employee. While recognizing that most employees perform their duties in a <br />professional, ethical and impartial manner, this Department is committed to identifying <br />and eliminating any instance of unlawful profiling in all areas, including traffic <br />enforcement, field contact, asset forfeiture and other policing efforts. We will retrain if <br />appropriate and discipline when necessary. [1.2.9(a)] <br /> <br />The Department is committed to: <br /> <br />• Providing fair and impartial police services consistent with constitutional and <br />statutory mandates; <br />• Assuring the highest standard of integrity and ethics among all our members; <br />• Respecting the diversity and the cultural differences of all people; <br />• Taking positive steps to identify, prevent, and eliminate any instances of racial or <br />gender profiling by our members; and
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