AMENDMENT 2ASU MCSO TRAFFIC STOPV3_7_25.DOCX

Amendment #2
Exhibit C
TO MASTER SERVICES AGREEMENT
Provision of Analytical Technical Assistance to the MCSO for Traffic Stop
April 2016 to 2017
This Amendment #2, dated July 1, 2016, is issued pursuant to, made part of, and governed by the
Master Services Agreement, dated April 8, 2015 (“Master Agreement”), by and between
Maricopa Board of Supervisors, acting on behalf of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office
its Center for Violence Prevention and Community Safety (“ASU”).
RECITALS
A. MCSO entered into an agreement with ASU for consulting services not to exceed
five years effective April 8, 2015 for the purpose of receiving services outlined in
Exhibit A of that Agreement.
B. The parties entered into Amendment 1. to address insurance requirements.
C. This Amendment#2/Exhibit C outlines the Parties’ objectives and cost of
furthering the Traffic Stop Data Project in Fiscal Year 2017, beginning July 1,
2016. The provisions of Exhibit C set out in this Amendment #2 are intended to
replace the provisions of Exhibit A of the MSA.
EXHIBIT C
The purpose of this Amendment is to develop the MCSO’s capacity to audit traffic stop data
and conduct trend analysis on traffic stops, traffic stop outcomes, and searches and seizures.
1. Objective 1: Data Audit. ASU will provide technical assistance and
input to assist the MCSO to develop an oversight mechanism that
determines error rate standards and provides precise information on the
causes and consequences of errors in traffic stop data collection.
ASU will engage key stakeholders to identify and prioritize
their concerns about data quality, and how various interventions might
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be used to ameliorate recurring problems associated with problem data
elements. The final result will be a data audit document that discusses the
quality of the data on a yearly (corresponding to the fiscal year) basis.
2. Objective 2: Developing Analytical Capacity. ASU will develop a
2-hour training module for MCSO staff about the development and
implementation of monthly, quarterly and annual traffic stop data reports.
ASU will conduct the training classes at least on 5 dates mutually agreed upon by
the parties in each twelve (12) month period.
ASU will train MCSO staff on: 1) research related to prior reviews of traffic stop
data, 2) strengths and weaknesses of prior research, 3) contemporary methods in
collecting, auditing, analyzing, and disseminating traffic stop data, 4) analytical
methods for auditing and analyzing traffic stop data, and 5) data dissemination
strategies.
ASU will provide ongoing technical assistance to the primary MCSO
personnel with respect to statistical training, use of predictive analytics software,
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), and manipulation of SPSS
syntax and output. Participants in the technical assistance interaction will
develop familiarity with the basic statistical techniques used in the analysis of the
data and develop the capacity to critically evaluate the various reports produced
by the MSCO-ASU research partnership. This technical assistance goes beyond
what is seen in the trainings, and will assist with report writing and manipulation
of SPSS syntax to automate the report writing. Technical assistance will begin
immediately upon execution of the agreement between MSCO and ASU
and continue throughout the life of the project.
3. Objective 3: Planning for Implementation. The Parties will plan for the
implementation of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. This
will include but not be limited to the development of an outline of the
contents of each report, determination of the data that will be included in
each report, methodological and analytical strategies that will be used to
analyze data for the report, and identification of strategies to disseminate
reports.
4. Objective 4: Benchmarking. ASU will collaborate with MCSO to
analyze various benchmarks to be used when analyzing the traffic stop
data.
5. Objective 5: Review Traffic Stop Data. ASU will collaborate with
MCSO to analyze and report on traffic stop data. This will include
methods and techniques for managing data, provision of technical
assistance for using appropriate statistical techniques, and conducting
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parallel analyses to audit the quality of data analyses. The end products
will include completed monthly, quarterly, and annual reports. The
monthly and quarterly reports will include standardized reports as well as
reports on special topics. The annual report will be comprised of a number
of different chapters that focus on individual, group, and neighborhood
level factors.
6. Objective 6: Inferential Analysis of Traffic Stop Data. ASU will
conduct complex statistical analyses testing various methods of determining
whether racially biased policing is occurring. Analyses may include a veil of
darkness analysis, post-stop outcome analysis, and length of stop analyses using
situational, driver, and deputy level characteristics to predict certain outcomes.
A. COSTS
1. MCSO will pay ASU a maximum of $176,820 for FY 2017 of which
a maximum of $99,320 will be used for project administration. The remaining
sums will be paid at the rate of $125/hour and invoiced monthly.
2. ASU will issue monthly invoices to MCSO for services rendered.
The invoice will be accompanied by descriptive information on the
nature of services provided as well as the amount of time spent on
various tasks.
B. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROCESS
ASU will respond to MSCO inquiries regarding technical assistance within 24
hours of receiving them during the regular M-F work week and within 48 hours
for inquiries received on weekends or holidays. ASU research/technical
assistance team members will be available (at the request of MSCO) to be
onsite at MSCO for up to two days each month in addition to attending
monthly and special meetings organized by MSCO. The ASU team will
provide MSCO with a quarterly report of technical assistance
activity/services provided to MSCO.
C. Effect of Amendment. Except as modified by this Amendment, and only to the
extent so modified, all other terms and conditions of the Master Agreement will
remain unmodified and in full force and effect.
D. Conflict or Inconsistency. In the event there is any conflict or inconsistency
between the terms and conditions of this Amendment and the terms and
conditions of the Master Agreement, the terms and conditions of this Amendment
will govern and control the rights and the obligations of the parties.
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E. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts,
each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken together will constitute
one and the same instrument.
F. The Parties acknowledge that statutory language of A.R.S. ¶38-511 apply to this
Amendment and incorporate the same by this reference.
G. Any terms of the Master Agreement not amended hereby remain in full force and
effect as amended and approved.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their
duly authorized representative on the respective dates entered below.
THE ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS MARICOPA COUNTY BOARD
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF OF SUPERVISORS
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
By:________________________________ BY:_______________________________
Robert E. Page, Jr. Date Clint Hickman Date
University Provost Chairman of Board
ATTEST:
By: ________________________________
Fran McCarroll Date
Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM APPROVED AS TO FORM
By:________________________________ By: ________________________________
Associate General Counsel Date Deputy County Attorney Date
Arizona State University
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