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Greenwood police releases findings on potential racial/ethnic bias in department

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Five Greenwood officers were caught trading obscene messages and racial slurs on city equipment. The department fired one of the officers in October. An independent study found no evidence of racial bias in the Greenwood police Department's arrests and traffic stops. The city hired a consultant to evaluate police traffic stop and arrest data last year.

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Greenwood police releases findings on potential racial/ethnic bias in department

The five Greenwood police officers whose instant messages led to four resignations and a termination were found to have "weak and inconsistent evidence of bias" regarding the treatment of African-American drivers in their traffic stops a year before the messages were uncovered.

2 months ago·Indianapolis, United States

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Report finds no evidence of bias in Greenwood Police Department

GREENWOOD An independent study found no evidence of racial bias in the Greenwood police Department's arrests and traffic stops, the department announced Friday.The city hired North Carolina-based Dolan Consulting Group to evaluate police traffic stop and arrest data last year after five Greenwood officers were caught trading obscene messages and racial slurs on city equipment.Researchers found "weak and inconsistent evidence" of bias against Bl…

2 months ago

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