In 2018, several high-profile reports of Black men being killed by police in Missouri and New York eventually prompted the Berkeley Police Department to contact the Center for Policing Equity. The nonprofit, which conducts analyses on stop data, uncovered major racial disparities in traffic stops, searches, and uses of force. An article by Berkleyside reports that the department has declared victory after completing an 11-year initiative to address issues of racial profiling, and racial dis...
