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Bias Based Profiling
Bias Based Policing Policy Statement
It is the policy of the Apopka Police Department to prohibit bias based profiling in all police-initiated actions.
These include all:
- Arrests
- Asset seizures
- Field contacts
- Forfeiture efforts
- Investigative detentions
- Searches
- Traffic contacts
Reasonable Suspicion or Probable Cause
Members’ actions will be based on a standard of reasonable suspicion or probable cause as required by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and statutory authority. Members must be able to articulate specific facts, circumstances and conclusions, which support reasonable suspicion for an investigative detention or traffic stop, or probable cause for arrest.
Factors Members Shall Not Consider
In establishing either reasonable suspicion, probable cause, or as a basis for requesting consent to search, members shall not consider:
- Age
- Ethnicity
- Gender identity
- National origin
- Race
- Religion
- Sexual orientation
Criminal Profiling
Criminal profiling is a legitimate tool in the fight against crime. It is an investigative method in which a member, through observation of activities and environment, identifies suspicious behavior by individuals and develops a legal basis, consistent with the Fourth Amendment, to detain and question.
Illegal Profiling
Illegal profiling refers to a decision by a member to stop, detain, interdict, or search an individual based on:
- Age
- Color
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- National origin
- Race
- Religion
- Sexual orientation
Illegal Profiling Prohibition
The Apopka Police Department prohibits illegal profiling as a law enforcement tactic and will not tolerate or condone its use by any member.
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Police Department
Physical Address
112 E 6th Street
Apopka, FL 32703
Phone: Business: 407-703-1771 Non-emergency: (407) 703 1757Fax: 407-703-1780Emergency: 911
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Records Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
For emergencies, call 911
For non-emergency and after-hour assistance, call (407) 703-1757
For police business during regular office hours, call (407) 703-1771