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Racial Profiling Advisory Committee

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Racial Profiling Advisory Committee
  • Contact Person:
    Darrell Fisher, Executive Director, Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, 301 Centennial Mall South, P.O. Box 94946, Lincoln, NE 68509-4946 402-471-2195
  • Purpose:
    The committee shall advise the commission and it's executive director in the conduct of their duties regarding (a) the completeness and acceptability of written racial profiling prevention policies submitted by individual law enforcement agencies as required by subsection (1) of section 20-504, (b) the collection of data by law enforcement agencies, any needed additional data, and any needed additional analysis, investigation, or inquiry as to the data provided pursuant to subsection (3) of section 20-504, (c) the review, analysis, investigation, or inquiry as to the data provided pursuant to subsection (3) of section 20-504, (c) the review, analysis, inquiry, study, and recommendations required pursuant to subsection (7) of section 20-504, including any analysis of the review, analysis, inquiry, study, and recommendations, and (d) policy recommendations with respect to the prevention of racial profiling and the need, if any, for enforcement by the Department of Justice of prohibitions found in section 20-502.
  • How Many Affectable:
    All law enforcement officers in Nebraska (approximately 4,100) law enforcement officers.
  • How Many Served:
    Elected officials, members of the legal community, and all citizens of color in the Nebraska.
  • Year Created:
    Laws 2001, LB 593; Laws 2013, LB 99
  • Year Active:
    15
  • Sunset Date:
    No sunset
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Nebraska Revised Statute 20-506
  • Parent Agency:
    Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    12 Members. Four members are designated in statute based upon their appointed positions, and 8 members appointed from fraternal organizations having interest in this committees work.
  • Who Appoints:
    4 members appointed by position, and 8 members appointed by the Governor based upon their representation of fraternal organizations.
  • Legislative Approval:
    None required by statute.
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    The executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, who shall serve as the chairperson; the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety (or his or her designee); the director of the Commission on Latino-Americans (or hisher designee); the executive director of the Commission on Indian Affairs (or hisher designee) are all appointed based upon their position. Members appointed by the Governor from a list of five names submitted for each position include: a representative of the Fraternal Order of Police; a representative of the Nebraska County Sheriff's Association; a representative of the Police Officers Association of Nebraska; a representative of the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska; a representative of the AFL-CIO; a representative of the Police Chiefs Association of Nebraska; a representative of the Nebraska branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; and a representative of the Nebraska State Bar Association from a list submitted by the executive council of the Nebraska State Bar Association.
  • Per Diem:
    No
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    4 years
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 13-14:
    2 meetings per year
  • Held FY 13-14:
    2
  • Required FY 14-15:
    2 meetings per year
  • Held FY 14-15:
    2
  • Required FY 15-16:
    2 meetings per year
  • Held FY 15-16:
    2
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    No
  • Shared or Separate:
    Staff support provided by the Nebraska Commission on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
  • FY 13-14 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 14-15 Budget:
    $0
  • FY 15-16 Budget:
    $0
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None.
  • Spending Authority:
    No
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2012:
    Reviewed every law enforcement agency in Nebraska for compliance with racial profiling policies as required by Nebraska Revised Statute 20-504 during 2014. Reviewed the racial profiling data submitted by each law enforcement agency and produced a Nebraska Traffic Stops report submitted annually to the Governor, Legislators and the public from 2003 to the present