California Panel Takes Up Complex Task: End Racial Profiling
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A California panel tasked with attempting to eradicate racial profiling by police has held its first meeting in Los Angeles, with the nation stunned by the police shootings of two black men, followed by the Dallas attack that killed five officers.
An emotional Attorney General Kamala Harris urged the group Friday to seek truth about a difficult problem at a time of great pain.
The Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board was created by the Legislature last year.
It's intended to address a frequent complaint: that police too often target people based on the color of their skin.
The panel's job includes helping the state Justice Department establish a system to collect data from police on how they conduct traffic and pedestrian stops, then analyzing that information and making recommendations.
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