Partner with PDI for an Objective Racial Profiling Report Produced by Experts in the Field
The deadline for producing your state-mandated Racial Profiling Report is quickly approaching. The Professional Development Institute (PDI) of the University of North Texas can assist you in creating a report that will save your department time and effort while providing an objective analysis by university-affiliated racial profiling experts.
Advantages of using PDI to complete your racial profiling report include:
Experience. Each member of the PDI-based research team has a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice, with years of racial profiling research experience and report writing. They all also have prior practical experience so they understand the realities and responsibilities of police officers during traffic stops.
Efficient Management of Time. The time to compile the data, interpret it, write up findings and produce the report can be considerable. Once you'vecaptured your data, send it on to PDI, thereby freeing up you and your staff for other matters.
Professional Results. PDI will send you a professionally produced report, with proper interpretation of racial profiling statistics and compliant with all state-mandated requirements. You'll also receive a comprehensive explanation of methodological problems caused by the current law. PDI will also assist you when questions arise about the results of the report.
For more information, a sample report, or a cost estimate (reports generally cost $1,500), select from the information below or contact Chad Trulson, Ph.D. at 940.565.2758 or Chad.Trulson@unt.edu. You may also contact Mary Ann Crow at 800.433.5676.
Eric J. Fritsch is a Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas. He is a former police officer and has worked extensively with law enforcement agencies for the past 15 years. Dr. Fritsch has conducted numerous studies on racial profiling as well as managerial and organizational practices in several law enforcement agencies. Dr. Fritsch holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University.
Chad R. Trulson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of North Texas. He holds a Ph.D. in Criminal Justice from Sam Houston State University. Dr. Trulson has published articles in numerous academic journals in the areas of racial profiling, racial violence in prisons, and institutional behavior and recidivism of state committed juvenile delinquents. Dr. Trulson also has several years of experience as a juvenile correctional officer and juvenile parole officer.
To produce your report, we'll need some information to get started:
Total number of citations (or stops) by race/ethnicity in calendar year
Total number of searches resulting from those citations (or stops) by race/ethnicity in calendar year
Total number of consent searches resulting from those citations (or stops) by race/ethnicity in calendar year
Arrest outcomes of citations (or stops) by race/ethnicity in calendar year
Police department regulations/policy regarding racial profiling (in electronic form if possible)
Documentation regarding racial profiling training and certification for officers
Documentation (pamphlets, website, etc.) regarding the police department's racial profiling complaint process and public education of the complaint process
Documentation on racial profiling complaints received by the department in calendar year and whether any of the reports were sustained
Population size of City and County by race/ethnicity
"Cedar Hill was one of the first cities to volunteer its racial profiling data for analysis to the Criminal Justice staff at the University of North Texas in 2003. We continue to utilize the professional services of UNT because of their objective, no nonsense approach that maintains our police department's integrity, that garners the respect of our City Council and that fosters the trust of our community." Chief S. L. Rhodes Cedar Hill Police Department
"We have utilized the expertise of the Professional Development Institute staff at UNT to conduct our racial profiling analysis for the last several years. Each year we have been impressed with their professionalism, quality of work, and final presentation to our city council. We will be using their services again this year." W. M. Brodnax, Chief of Police DeSoto Police Department
"The City of Paris Police Department sought professional guidance in improving our annual racial profiling analysis report. We certainly found that in Dr. Eric Fritsch. Our product was presented in a much more professional manner and helped our City and our Police Department to improve not only the annual report but also the manner in which we collected and interpreted our data. We highly recommend him and will definitely use him again. " Karl Louis, Chief of Police (retired) Paris Police Department
