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Findings and Recommendations 4 findings
F1
The “Law Enforcement Employee-Involved Fatal Incident Protocol” requires that investigations be conducted "free of conflicts of interest." 2
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Grand Jury recommends that they continue to be notified as soon as an incident protocol is initiated.
F2
The primary agency that employed the officers involved conducted their own administrative investigation to determine: • If the agency’s policies and procedures were followed • If there could be improvement in those policies and procedures • If any disciplinary action should be imposed against a particular individual or individuals.
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The District Attorney continues to provide the grand jury with a copy of the Fatal Incident Report Status Log on a monthly basis. Required Responses to Findings and Recommendations None )¹ Sonoma County Law Enforcement Chief’s Association’s Protocol: 93-1 Revised 06/2004 “Law Enforcement Employee-Involved Fatal Incident Protocol Investigation” 3
F3
The District Attorney’s Office, based on the evidence, reached its conclusions and issued a report for all the reviewed fatal incidents.
No recommendations for this finding
F4
The Fatal Incident Report Status Log was sent quarterly from the District Attorney’s Office to the Grand Jury. Conclusions The District Attorney’s Office concluded there was not sufficient evidence of criminal liability on the fatal incidents reviewed. The grand jury found that the fatal incident reports reflected thorough, detailed, and unbiased investigations by those assigned to the cases. The conclusion of the District Attorney’s Office is clearly based on all aspects of submitted evidence, photographs, witness statements and reports by involved personnel. The grand jury found that established protocol was followed in the incidents reviewed.
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 3The District Attorney’s Office concluded there was not sufficient evidence of criminal liability on the fatal incidents reviewed. The grand jury found that the fatal incident reports reflected thorough, detailed, and unbiased investigations by those assigned to the cases. The conclusion of the District Attorney’s Office is clearly based on all aspects of submitted evidence, photographs, witness statements and reports by involved personnel. The grand jury found that established protocol was followed in the incidents reviewed.
No Responses Found 2
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