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Commission extends RIPA ad hoc committee to meet with RPD on data, sets reporting plan
Summary
The Community Police Review Commission voted to extend the Racial and Identity Profiling Act (RIPA) ad hoc committee for six months to meet with Riverside Police Department staff and clarify stop-data elements and ride-along requirements; motion passed after debate about public transparency and process.
Commissioners voted to extend the ad hoc committee that drafted RIPA recommendations for an additional six months to meet in person with Riverside Police Department staff and civilian technology analysts to clarify data elements and report back to the commission. Commissioner Teichert moved the extension, saying he was "pretty shocked" that follow-up conversations risked being held out of public view and that the work "shouldn't be done in backrooms." The motion instructed the same membership to meet with RPD (including the technology information services unit, a lieutenant and Captain Demmer) and return to the full commission with findings.
Supporters of the extension said meeting with the department could help the ad hoc committee determine whether additional analysis or data filtering (for example removing calls-for-service entries) would materially change the RIPA recommendations. One commissioner noted that some elements of the DOJ collection form may be difficult to extract and proposed a live, in-person data review with RPD staff. The commission passed the motion by voice vote; the motion's objective is to clarify the stop-data and then, if needed, modify recommendations before resubmitting them to the Wellness/Youth & Safety Committee and, subsequently, the City Council.
