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Report to Public Safety Committee

Report to Public Safety Committee. Police Department Citizen Review Boards REPORT AND OVERVIEW August 9, 2010 PHILLIP L. SANCHEZ Chief of Police. Background. Citizen review boards have been utilized since 1994 Discipline Review Board (DRB) Use of Force Board (UFB)

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Report to Public Safety Committee

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  1. Report to Public Safety Committee Police Department Citizen Review Boards REPORT AND OVERVIEW August 9, 2010 PHILLIP L. SANCHEZ Chief of Police

  2. Background • Citizen review boards have been utilized since 1994 • Discipline Review Board (DRB) • Use of Force Board (UFB) • Board Members are graduates from the Citizens’ Police Academy • Board Members attend specialized training for each board • Diverse citizens and employees are always utilized

  3. Discipline Review Board • At the completion of a personnel investigation, the chief has the option to convene a Discipline Review Board: • The DRB: • Reviews all material in the investigation • Questions the involved employee • Questions the investigators • Discusses the case in privacy • Determines if a policy has been violated • Recommends discipline

  4. Discipline Review Board (cont’d) • Composition of the DRB • Deputy Chief of Police (Chair) • 3 Citizens • 1 peer employee • 1 police sergeant/supervisor • 1 police lieutenant/administrator • Employee (and legal representative) may present his/her side of the investigation to the board, but is not present during deliberations

  5. Discipline Statistics 2008/2009

  6. Use of Force Board When a use of force occurs, a report is generated under the following circumstances: • Any use of force where the officer or suspect are injured • Any use of force involving a firearm, baton, modified carotid restraint, canine contact, chemical spray, TASER, or the use of hands or feet, that requires medical treatment. Even when medical treatment is refused. • Any use of force that is documented in a police report

  7. Use of Force Board • The use of force report is prepared by a sergeant, and reviewed by the employee’s chain of command, with recommendations made to the Chief of Police • The Chief of Police makes the final decision as to whether or not the use of force was justified.

  8. Use of Force Board • If a use of force is justified, it is sent to the UFB to review training, tactics and equipment • If the use of force is not justified, it is sent to internal affairs for investigation • The UFB: • Reviews all material in the use of force report • Questions the involved employee • Discusses the case in privacy • Makes a recommendation to the chief related to training, tactics and/or equipment

  9. Use of Force Board Composition of the Board Deputy Chief (Chair) 3 or 4 Citizens (1 year term) 1 member of the firearms team 1 member of the equipment committee 1 member of the defensive tactics team

  10. Use of Force Board Flow Chart No Report (Did not meet criteria) Use of Force Occurrence Report (Met criteria) Out of Policy Determination By the Deputy Chief: In or out of policy Reviewed by the Chain of Command In Policy Internal Affairs Use of Force Board

  11. Use of Force Statistics 2008/2009

  12. Use of Force Statistics 2008/2009

  13. Use of Force & Crime Statistics 2008/2009

  14. Public Safety Reporting This information will be presented to Public Safety bi-annually The next report will be in October 2010 At the request of Public Safety the following items will be added to this report 2007 statistics 2010 statistics to date More detail breakdown of incidents

  15. Public Safety Reporting Questions??

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