2022 RIPA Board Report

The California Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (Board) is pleased to release its fifth annual Report. The Report contains an analysis of the millions of police and pedestrian stops conducted in 2020 under the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (“RIPA”) by 18 law enforcement agencies, including the 15 largest agencies, in California. The Report closely examines a wide range of issue areas related to racial and identity profiling, providing context and research to deepen stakeholders’ understanding of the stop data collected under the RIPA. In the Executive Summary, the Board provides an overview of the Report. For ease of reference, there is a separate Recommendations and Best Practices section pulling out the Board’s recommendations in 2022. The Board encourages law enforcement agencies, policymakers, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), community advocates, and individuals to use these recommendations and best practices as a platform for discussion and implementation of reforms that will improve public safety in California. The Board especially recognizes that the community is essential to any police reform and that agencies and government should include diverse community members to work in close partnership with them to improve police services in their communities and across California.

Community Advisory Panel

Applications are now being accepted for BPD’s Community Advisory Panel. The mission of this panel will be to represent community voices on public safety topics to further strengthen public trust and improve the Bakersfield community’s quality of life and safety. For more information and to apply, please visit the following BPD website.

https://www.bakersfieldcity.us/890/Policies-and-Procedures

Chief's Community Advisory Panel Information

The Bakersfield Police Department is forming a Community Advisory Panel to provide input into policy and procedure, provide insight into our community’s concerns, and educate our community about the Bakersfield Police Department. 

The following items are detailed information regarding the policy, selection process and application for the Chief's Community Advisory Panel.

Community Advisory Panel Policy

Community Advisory Panel Policy - Punjabi

Community Advisory Panel Policy - Spanish

CAP Selection Committee

CAP Selection Committee - Punjabi

CAP Selection Committee - Spanish

Community Advisory Panel Membership Application

Community Advisory Panel Membership Application - Punjabi

Community Advisory Panel Membership Application - Spanish

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