Racial Profiling.
This chapter covers what a Texas peace officer must know about racial Profiling, along with the statute limits that shape each element, at the level of detail the TCOLE tests.
A few learning objectives from this chapter.
The law that drives the questions.
What recruits ask about this chapter.
How does a Texas peace officer identify three levels of encounters between peace officers and individuals?
Consensual encounters: Require no justification, voluntary conversations with individuals who are free to leave; Investigative detentions/“Terry Stops”: Reasonable suspicion required, permit officers to briefly detain individuals for investigation; Arrest: Probable cause required, belief that a crime has been committed and that the individual arrested has committed it.
How does a Texas peace officer identify legislative requirements regarding racial profiling?
Fourth Amendment: Unreasonable searches and seizures; Fourteenth Amendment: Equal protection under law; Code of Criminal Procedure; Education Code; Occupations Code; Transportation Code.
How does the TCOLE curriculum explain Supreme Court decisions and other court decisions regarding traffic stops and prohibited racial profiling?
Supreme court cases; Other cases.
How does a Texas peace officer identify legal liabilities of racial profiling?
Qualified Immunity Limitations; Criminal Liability; Civil Liability; Municipal Liability.
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