Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board

The Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory (RIPA) Board was created “for the purpose of eliminating racial and identity profiling, and improving diversity and racial and identity sensitivity in law enforcement.” (Pen. Code, § 13519.4, subd. (j)(1).) To that end, the Board engages in a variety of work in partnership with state and local law enforcement agencies, community stakeholders, and academic researchers, including:

• Reviewing and analyzing policies and practices to make policy recommendations that will eliminate racial and identity profiling by law enforcement in California;
• Conducting and consulting evidence-based research on intentional and implicit bias and law enforcement stop, search, and seizure tactics;
• Reviewing and analyzing stop data and civilian complaint data required by the Racial and Identity Profiling Act; and
• Reviewing training by the Commission on Peace Officer Standards Training (POST) regarding racial and identity profiling required by RIPA.

Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board Members

As required by AB 953, on July 1, 2016, the Attorney General established the RIPA Board for the purpose of eliminating racial and identity profiling, and improving diversity and racial and identity sensitivity in law enforcement.

The current RIPA Board members include:

Andrea Guerrero

Co-Chair

Dr. William Armaline

Sheriff Chad Bianco

Pastor DJ Criner

Dr. John Dobard

Commissioner Sean Duryee

Lawanda Hawkins

Pastor Brian Eric Kennedy

Lily Khadjavi

Manjusha (Manju) P. Kulkarni, ESQ.

Melanie Ochoa

Rich Randolph

Angela Sierra

Tamani Taylor

Sean Thuilliez

Cha Vang

Ronaldo Villeda

See biographies of former Board members

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RIPA Board Subcommittees

The work of the RIPA Board is conducted by the following four subcommittees:

Stop Data Analysis
Civilian Complaints
POST Training and Recruitment
State & Local Racial and Identity Profiling Policies & Accountability
Previous subcommittees of the Board, created to specifically advise the Attorney General on the development of the Stop Data Regulations, included: Additional Data Elements subcommittee, Calls for Service, Definitions subcommittee, Searches & Seizures subcommittee, Special Considerations/Settings subcommittee, Technology subcommittee, Outreach subcommittee, Evidence-Based Research and Best Practices (Subcommittee Combined with Stop Data Subcommittee June, 2019).

For questions about the RIPA Board, please contact:
Kendal Micklethwaite
Deputy Attorney General
California Department of Justice
1300 "I" Street
Sacramento, CA 95814-2919
(415) 238-4788
Kendal.Micklethwaite@doj.ca.gov

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