PORTLAND — A state committee that seeks to prevent police profiling based on racial bias is holding a forum Friday at the Portland Public Library.

The forum is being held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium. It is intended as an opportunity for police to explain modern police tactics as well as recent additions to the Criminal Justice Academy curriculum around the topic of bias-profiling.

Organizers say it also presents an opportunity for members of the public to share their thoughts and experiences related to bias-based profiling.

The event is put on by the Bias-Based Profiling Advisory Committee, which includes representatives from law enforcement and civil rights organizations.

The forum also will include remarks from Dr.Jack McDevitt, director of the Institute on Race and Justice at Northeastern University, a nationally recognized expert of issues related to policing and bias-based profiling.