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POLICE DEPARTMENT

Report to Public Safety Committee

Police Department Citizen Review Boards

REPORT AND OVERVIEW

August 9, 2010

PHILLIP L. SANCHEZChief of Police

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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

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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

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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

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Discipline Statistics 2008/2009

Year 2009 2008

# Inv. 25 24

Findings

Sustained> Written > Suspension*> Demotion*> Termination

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1914 2 0 3

1915 3 1 0

Not Sustained 0 2

Justified 6 2

Unfounded 0 1

DRB 5* 4*5

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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 report6

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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.

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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

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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

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Use of Force Board Flow Chart

Use of Force Occurrence

Report(Met criteria)

No Report(Did not meet criteria)

Reviewed by the Chain

of Command

DeterminationBy the Deputy

Chief:In or out of policy

Out of Policy

In Policy

InternalAffairs

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Use of Force Statistics 2008/2009

2008 2009

Bodily Force 28 27

TASER 17 16

Less Lethal 7 9

Baton 6 2

Handgun 1 3

Modified Carotid 1 2

K-9 Contact 0 2

Total Officers 60 61

Total Cases 44 4911

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Use of Force Statistics 2008/2009

2008 2009

Arrests 6,509 6,529Force Used 44 49% of arrests with force .67%

(< 1%)

.75%(< 1%)

Dispatched 61% 63%Officer Initiated 39% 37%

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Use of Force & Crime Statistics 2008/2009

Use of Force 2008

2009

Service Area 1

2 5

Service Area 2

19 22

Service Area 3

5 8

Service Area 4

3 1

Service Area 5

11 10

Out of the City

4 3

Total 44 49

Violent Crime

2008

2009

Service Area 1

145 100

Service Area 2

595 548

Service Area 3

254 227

Service Area 4

120 118

Service Area 5

227 178

Out of the City

0 0

Total 1341

1171

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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

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Public Safety Reporting

Questions??

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