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Guidance on desk appearance tickets vs detention for traffic stop arrests
0:49:46
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Council Member Salaam inquires about the policies governing when an individual arrested following a traffic stop should receive a desk appearance ticket (DAT) versus being detained and arraigned in criminal court. Josh Levin provides a brief response and offers to follow up with more detailed information.
- Specific criteria exist for when a DAT can and should be issued
- The criteria are dictated by department policy, not by the form being used
- Certain factors disqualify individuals from receiving a DAT
- Levin offers to provide the specific criteria in a follow-up
- Council Member Salaam requests additional information on the racial breakdown of individuals receiving DATs versus those detained and arraigned
Yusef Salaam
0:49:46
guidance or policies exist regarding when an individual subject to arrest following a traffic stop should receive a desk appearance ticket as compared to being detained in a rain in criminal court?
Josh Levin
0:50:03
There are the I didn't bring it with me.
0:50:06
I can follow-up with you.
0:50:07
There are very specific criteria by when a DAT can and should be issued.
0:50:11
It's not dictated by whatever form is being used.
0:50:14
It's being dictated by department policy.
0:50:16
There are certain factors that disqualify you from getting a DAT.
0:50:21
I used to have them all.
0:50:23
I I could definitely follow-up with you.
0:50:25
Okay?
Yusef Salaam
0:50:25
Yep.
0:50:26
I definitely would like to see that.
0:50:27
And also, if if you can follow-up, can you add the racial breakdown of the individuals who receive these DATs versus those who are detained and arraigned?
0:50:38
I'm gonna pass it to council member for council members for questions starting with council member Kaban.