Missouri
State Rep. Steven Roberts Jr. takes the opportunity to serve his district and
the people of Missouri seriously. As the representative of the 77th
District, Roberts looks forward to advocating for the best interests of all
Missourians, and for standing up and fighting for the most vulnerable
populations throughout the state.
During
the legislature’s most recent session, Rep. Roberts introduced HB 1996 – a bill
that would necessitate gender and racial bias training as part of basic peace
officer training to include specific instruction on identity and racial
profiling. This bill specified that this new training curriculum would take a
look at evidence-based protocols, practices and patterns that make up identity
and racial profiling – as well as to prescribe any protocols, practices and
patterns that help prevent such profiling from taking place.
In
addition, HB 1996 would establish the “Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory
Board,” which, in conjunction with the POST commission (Peace Officer Standards
and Training), would work not only to eliminate these types of profiling, but
to also improve racial sensitivity and diversity in law enforcement.
Rep. Steven Roberts St Louis of Missouri State first introduced this bill on January 9, 2018. It
was referred to the Crime Prevention and Public Safety Committee in May of
2018.
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