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

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 2

POLICE DEPARTMENT 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 3

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 4

POLICE DEPARTMENT Discipline Statistics 2008/2009 Year # Inv.2524 Findings Sustained  Written  Suspension*  Demotion*  Termination* Not Sustained02 Justified62 Unfounded01 DRB5*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 report 6

POLICE DEPARTMENT 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. 7

POLICE DEPARTMENT 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 8

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 9

POLICE DEPARTMENT 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 Determination By the Deputy Chief: In or out of policy Out of Policy In Policy Internal Affairs Use of Force Board 10

POLICE DEPARTMENT Use of Force Statistics 2008/ Bodily Force2827 TASER1716 Less Lethal79 Baton62 Handgun13 Modified Carotid12 K-9 Contact02 Total Officers6061 Total Cases

POLICE DEPARTMENT Use of Force Statistics 2008/ Arrests6,5096,529 Force Used4449 % of arrests with force.67% (< 1%).75% (< 1%) Dispatched 61%63% Officer Initiated 39%37% 12

POLICE DEPARTMENT Use of Force & Crime Statistics 2008/2009 Use of Force Service Area 125 Service Area Service Area 358 Service Area 431 Service Area Out of the City43 Total4449 Violent Crime Service Area Service Area Service Area Service Area Service Area Out of the City00 Total

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 14

POLICE DEPARTMENT Public Safety Reporting Questions?? 15