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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."
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The grand jury recommends that they be notified as soon as an incident protocol is initiated.
F2
The primary agency that employed the officer 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. 2
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The District Attorney must provide the grand jury with a copy of the Fatal Incident Report Status Log on a monthly basis. This log will provide improved continuity on the incident(s) status. Required responses to Findings None Requested responses to Recommendations None Required responses to Recommendations: District Attorney - R1, R2 1 Sonoma County Law Enforcement Chiefs’ Association’s Protocol: 93-1 Revised 11/1998 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 one fatal incident.
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. Conclusion The District Attorney’s Office concluded there was insufficient evidence of criminal liability on the fatal incident reviewed. The grand jury found that the fatal incident reports reflected a thorough, detailed, and unbiased investigation by those assigned to the case. 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 incident reviewed.
No recommendations for this finding
Conclusions 1
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CL1 Page 3The District Attorney’s Office concluded there was insufficient evidence of criminal liability on the fatal incident reviewed. The grand jury found that the fatal incident reports reflected a thorough, detailed, and unbiased investigation by those assigned to the case. 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 incident reviewed.
No Responses Found 1
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