San Diego County Grand Jury
• 2017-2018
San Diego Community Review Board on Police Practices (crb)
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Findings 8 findings
F01
The CRB requires frequent replacement of members who leave in order to maintain a membership level necessary to accomplish its assigned tasks.
F02
The operation of the CRB has been negatively impacted by the failure of the San Diego City Government to implement Measure G.
F03
The Mayor’s office and the City Council can resume filling CRB member and prospective member vacancies immediately. Fact: The CRB does not participate in the categorization of complaints Fact: The CRB does not have access to all complaints, does not track all complaints, and does not review the SDPD IA investigation of all complaints. 6
F04
The CRB is hindered in carrying out its mission because it does not receive, categorize, and track all complaints that are submitted to the Police Department and to the CRB. Fact: The CRB has a duty to consult and advise the Mayor and City Council. Fact: The CRB provides semiannual overview reports to the Mayor and the City Council. Fact: Other than the semi-annual report, the CRB advises the Mayor and City Council only when it disagrees with SDPD IA.
F05
The CRB does not adequately fulfill its responsibility to advise the Mayor and the City Council under the current reporting practices. Fact: Members of the SDPD routinely attend closed CRB meetings. Fact: There is no stated rule asserting that the CRB has the authority to exclude SDPD officers from closed meetings.
F06
SDPD presence in closed meetings may inhibit free and open discussion by CRB members.
F07
The CRB should have the authority to control attendance at closed sessions. Fact: The CRB does not have independent investigators or subpoena power and is authorized only to review some citizen complaints.
F08
Many members of the community do not consider the CRB to be independent from the SDPD.
Recommendations 3
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18-13Page 7Take steps to bring forward the rules and regulations necessary to
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18-14Page 8Consider proposing an amendment to the City Charter to give the CRB
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18-15Page 8Take action to begin filling CRB Appointed Member and Prospective
No Responses Found 1
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