Commitment to Unbiased Law Enforcement - Racial Profiling Prohibited

It is the policy of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) to treat all persons having contact with this agency in a fair, equitable and objective manner, in accordance with the law and without consideration of their race, color, national origin or other individual characteristics. KBI commissioned employees are prohibited from initiating law enforcement action against any person based solely on a person's race, ethnic background, gender, sexual orientation or religion.

Kansas law (K.S.A. 22-4606 through K.S.A. 22-4611) prohibits the practice of racial profiling by any law enforcement officer.

"Racial Profiling" means the practice of a law enforcement officer or agency relying, as the sole factor, on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, or religious dress in selecting which individuals to subject to routine investigatory activities, or in deciding upon the scope and substance of law enforcement activities following the initial routine investigatory activity. Racial profiling does not include reliance on such criteria in combination with identifying factors when the law enforcement officer or agency is seeking to apprehend a specific suspect whose race, ethnicity, national origin, gender or religious dress is part of the description of the suspect.

If you believe that you have been the subject of racial profiling as defined above, you may make a complaint to the agency that employs the officer(s) involved or you may make a complaint to the Kansas Human Rights Commission.

If you believe that you have been the subject of racial profiling by an agent of the KBI you may make a complaint to either the KBI or the Kansas Human Rights Commission. Any complaint alleging racial profiling made against an employee of the KBI should be made in writing and sent to the office of the associate director. The complaint should describe in detail the incident giving rise to the complaint. The complaint should include the date, time, location and identity of the KBI personnel (if known). The complaint must be signed and include the name, address, phone number or other contact information for the person who was the subject of the law enforcement action.

All complaints alleging racial profiling on the part of a KBI agent will be thoroughly and aggressively investigated. Violations of KBI policy prohibiting racial profiling will result in disciplinary action against the involved employee(s).

Complaints alleging racial profiling may be sent to either the:

• KBI Associate Director
  Kansas Bureau of Investigation Headquarters
  1620 SW Tyler Street
  Topeka, Kansas 66612-1837
  
  
• Kansas Human Rights Commission
  900 SW Jackson Room 851S
  Topeka, Kansas 66612