Monday, February 08, 2016

Leaked police files contain guarantees disciplinary records will be kept secret

Leaked police files contain guarantees disciplinary records will be kept secret
If you have a problem with a cop, you can lodge an official complaint. That may be ignored and destroyed. But at least there's a process. "A Guardian analysis of dozens of contracts obtained from the servers of the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) found that more than a third featured clauses allowing – and often mandating – the destruction of records of civilian complaints, departmental investigations, or disciplinary actions after a negotiated period of time. The review also found that 30% of the 67 leaked police contracts, which were struck between cities and police unions, included provisions barring public access to records of past civilian complaints, departmental investigations, and disciplinary actions."

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