Biased-based policing definition
Biased-based policing means the practice of a law enforcement agent or agency, relying, to any degree, on actual or perceived race, ethnicity, national origin, immigration or citizenship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion in selecting which individual to subject to routine or spontaneous law enforcement activity following the initial contact. This term includes the use of racial or ethnic stereotypes as factors in selecting whom to stop and search, but does not include reliance on trustworthy individualized information, relevant to the locality and timeframe, that links a person of a particular race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion to an identified criminal incident or scheme.