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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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POLICE DEPARTMENT
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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POLICE DEPARTMENT
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
POLICE DEPARTMENT
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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POLICE DEPARTMENT
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
POLICE DEPARTMENT
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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POLICE DEPARTMENT
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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POLICE DEPARTMENT
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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