Racial disparities in Berkeley police stop data may indicate racial bias
Nada Lamie/Staff
An examination of the Berkeley Police Department’s stop data reveals significant disparities between stops involving white and Black individuals.
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Berkeley to consider expanding police department’s definition of use of force
Berkeley City Council will meet Tuesday to discuss proposed reforms to Berkeley Police Department’s use of force policy, among other items.
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Berkeley Police Department data suggest disparities in police stops
Berkeley Police Department data on police stops from January to April 2016 reinforce allegations of discriminatory practices by the police, with Black and Latino people stopped but not searched at more than double the rate of white people.
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New data on BPD stops, searches poses problem
CITY AFFAIRS: After a delay in the collection and publicization of data, Berkeley Police Department must hold itself accountable to the public it claims to serve and protect.
The recently released data report on Berkeley Police Department’s vehicle stops and searches — indicating an excessively high number of stops and searches of underrepresented minorities — represents a manifestation of larger national trends and a lesson: Even liberal Berkeley is not immune to racial biases. When comparing the demographics
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Civil rights leaders say Berkeley police disproportionately stop, search underrepresented minorities
Students and city residents are criticizing Berkeley police officers for allegedly engaging in racial profiling during traffic stops, basing their findings on a seven-month period of data that showed black and Latino people were detained at a disproportionately high rate.
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