The Shawnee Police Department is proposing to launch a new advisory board that would, among other things, look into complaints of officer bias. The proposed Community Advisory Board for Racial Profiling Review and Policy Development would focus on the following objectives for the Shawnee Police Department: advise and assist in policy development, education and community outreach, and communications related to the preemption and prohibition of racial and biased-based policing “In an effort to provide another means of transparency related to Police Department operations, the Board would be used to review and advise the Chief of Police regarding the investigation process and resolution of complaints regarding racial and other biased-based policing,” according to a city memo.
Source: Prairie Village Post
