Bias by Proxy James Mac Niven Tanya Baumeister Ken Hardesty Bias by Proxy – RIPA Report

• Defines Bias by Proxy

• Provides and Solicits Examples

• Intentional vs. Non-Intentional Occurrences

• Role of Dispatchers and Responding Units Bias by Proxy1

• Individual Contacts Police and Makes False or Ill-Informed Claims of Misconduct

• Based on Racial or Identity Profiling

• Police Action Based on These Allegations

• Risks Perpetuating the Caller’s Bias

1Racial and Identity Profiling and Advisory Board Report – 2020 Intelligence Gathering

• Prior History with RP

• Premise History

• Prior Disputes/Disturbances

• Criminal Conduct vs. Community Caretaking Davis Police Department Call Takers/Dispatchers

• Flexible Script/Series of Questions

• Used to Determine the Presence of Criminal Activity • ‘Checking Doors’ • ‘Casing Homes’ • ‘Looking into Cars’ • Any Specific Crime being Witnessed Easy Public Matrix Initial Patrol Response

• Observe From a Distance

• If possible, Determine if Criminal Activity Needs to be Investigated or Welfare Check Conducted

• If Police Action is not Warranted, Report the Incident Unfounded Initial Patrol Response

• Contacting Involved Parties

• De-Escalation Techniques

• Respectful Listening

• Procedural Justice Techniques

• Principled Policing Supervisory Techniques and Recommendations • Explain the Agency Does Not Respond to Calls Based Upon Physical Characteristics

• Educate the Caller on the Agency Policy on Bias Free Policing

• If Needed, Explain California Agencies are not Responsible for Enforcing Immigration Laws, ‘California Values Act’

• If Call is Indeed Bias Based, Follow Up with RP, to Close the Incident and Educate the Caller on Appropriate Police Response

• California Considering Race Based Calls to be Considered Hate Crimes Recommended Best Practices

• Dispatchers/Officers Train Jointly

• Instruction on Poor or Inadequate Responses to Such Calls may Impair the Agency’s Legitimacy

• Training on Call Assessment for Bias-Based Motivations

• Training on Relaying Call Information Without Including Biased Assumptions

• Information Gathering to Verify Reasonable Suspicion

• The Dimension of Intelligence Responsible for our Ability to Manage Ourselves and our Relationships with Others Non-Emotional Intelligence Components of Emotional Intelligence

• Self-Awareness

• Self-Regulation

• Self-Motivation

• Social Awareness

• Social Skill Self-Awareness

• Emotional Awareness

• Accurate Self-Assessment

• Self- Self-Regulation

• Self-Control

• Trustworthiness

• Conscientiousness

• Adaptability

• Innovativeness Self-Motivation

• Achievement Drive

• Commitment

• Initiative

• Social Awareness

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• Service Orientation

• Developing Others

• Leveraging Diversity

• Political Awareness Social Skills

• Influence

• Communication

• Leadership

• Conflict Management

• Team Capabilities • Be Safe

• Understand Paradigm Shift

• Adaptability is Key References

• Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board 2020 Report

• California Commission on POST Principled Policing Training Facilitation Guide

• Emotional Intelligence Activity Book, 2002; Adele B. Johnson www.eiconsortium.org