Posted on 05/03/2015 12:49:45 AM PDT by Rabin
Dear Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, As Chair and Vice Chair of the Sonoma County Community and Local Law Enforcement Task Force (CALLE), ...
The California Supreme (Court Copley Press v. Superior Court 2006) effectively changed California Penal Code, so that all independent oversight agencies, such as civilian review boards, oversight panels, and civil service commissions, must now cloak all officer records and findings of misconduct in strict confidentiality..., any independent investigation that would yield specific information about officer misconduct and patterns is stifled, and must come through an internal law enforcement investigation, or motions approved by a judge. Even then, information about specific officers is still exempt from public scrutiny, except if there is a conviction. California Peace Officers now have greater "privacy/transparency" protections than the public at-large and of any other professional group, including medical, financial and legal professionals.
(Excerpt) Read more at peaceandjusticesonomaco.org ...
Rab.
Is this good or is this bad?
Apparently a done deal by they CASC. Doesn't sound good to me as the title implies. Perhaps it is sarcastic.
I can see having some protection against disclosure of findings in favor of an officer, there are many frivolous complaints. The public has a right to negative findings by these bodies.
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