Chesterfield Police Dept
The Chesterfield Police Department strictly prohibits any and all forms of biased policing (racial profiling) by its per- sonnel. This applies to all encounters between police officers and citizens including arrests, traffic contacts, suspicious vehicle stops, field contacts, investigative detentions, consensual inquiries and forfeiture efforts. The department has implemented a number of safeguards in order to prevent and or detect any possible signs of biased policing. The de- partment utilizes monthly Quality Service Evaluations (QSE); randomly choosing sixty individuals who had contact with the agency's personnel each month and mailing them survey forms regarding the quality of services received. A more extensive citizen survey is mailed to every household in Chesterfield once every two years seeking similar input. Annual training on biased based policing is provided to all commissioned personnel and a Citizens' Concerns memo is compiled quarterly and reviewed by command personnel. Another means of preventing and monitoring for biased policing practices is through the department's weekly in-car and body worn camera audits which are conducted by all supervisors in the Patrol, Traffic & Special Enforcement Units. Each officer in these units has a standard number of their vehicle stops randomly chosen and reviewed by their supervisors each month. The results of these audits are forwarded to the division commander for review. It should be noted that this data regarding the percentage of African-Americans living in Chesterfield may be somewhat deceiving as the day-time population of Chesterfield, in both numbers and racial/ethnic makeup, is considerably different than those portrayed by the latest Census figures. Because Chesterfield is home to four major retails centers, numerous restaurants and a large light-industrial center, the numbers of African-Americans working, shopping and otherwise doing business within the city limits is likely much higher than is represented in the City's population. Additionally, Chesterfield has an interstate (I-64) and several large state and county roadways that intersect it and although the racial make-up of those traveling on these

roadways is unknown, it is very unlikely that it would closely mirror the racial and ethnic makeup of the city's population. The Chesterfield Police Department is committed to investigating all complaints of biased policing and conducts an annual administrative review.