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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-11-2001 Articles THE REVIEW i Summer 2001 President'sReport: In this issue: Pressure from all 1 President's report sueQ.,,nsides 2 NACOLE history ('h)cillllali. Miami. Prince (~eorge's County, Seattle: east. Board of directors we~t. ninth. slnfih and midlands-deadly fi,'ce incidenls 3 Who we are: - - Washington, DC NACOLE's Annual Conference, Inclusion: Phillip K, Eure The Balancing Act of Civilian Oversight, will be held October 9 12, 2001, in Denver, CO at the Adam's Mark Hotel. 7 Resources for civilian oversight ~ Sue Ouinn In ~llis M~ue wt, co[llitltle ill ch'pd~ coverage of emerging overseght systems as wP prepare for the fall NAC( )[,E 8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania The, National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enf<>rcenlent (NA('()[,F:) will hold its seventh Annual ('onfer in depth c.,..e al the Adams Mark H~te[ in Denver October 9 12, Ellen Ceisler and 2n01. Ih ,~h,d by the I)enver t'ublic Safety Review Hector Soto sion. the ('o[fferell('e theme is Inclusion: The Bala,ci,gAct of('idliu, Ot~ersight ('<mferel~ce presentations will agaill bring h~ether clynmnic speakers and leaders in the field 11 NACOLE's seventh , ,%ersi~ht I annual conference ~ - A brief history of NACOLE l'n 1993, several mem- conference in Orlando, the minority community - dangerous and demand- bets of the U.S. Florida, U.S. delegates continues to be one of ing circumstances, to .delegation to the continued to discuss the the most critical social carry out their duties in a International Associa- creation of the new issues facing this coun- restrained, lawful and tion for Civilian Over- national organization. In try. The number of professional manner. sight of Law Enforcement April of 1995, a group of civilian oversight agen- Despite this, the United (IACOLE) conference in individuals met in cies in the U.S. has States has a growing Cambridge, Massachu- Landover, Maryland and significantly increased. crisis of police miscon- setts met to discuss approved the articles of Of the nation's 100 duct. Citizens want to issues of mutual concern incorporation and largest cities, 71 have feel secure that police relating to civilian preliminary bylaws. On citizen review mecha- officers are in the corn- oversight within the May 16, 1995, the Na- hisms. Since 1996. munity to serve and United Sates. The agenda tional Association for NACOLE has assisted protect all citizens of of this meeting was the Civilian Oversight of Law many cities in their that community. We formation of a national Enforcement (NACOLE) establishment of sys- believe that citizens organization to address began its operations. terns. have a right to assurance the specific needs of that adequate mecha- civilians organized for nisms are available to law enforcement over- As NACOLE continues to NACOLE recognizes that review and investigate sight. grow, the relationship the majority of law questionable or unac- between police and enforcement officers ceptable actions of law At the 1994 IACOLE conununity - particularly strive, often under enforcement officers. · of Directors President Members-at-Large Sue Quinn Bob Aaronson San Diego, CA Palo Alto, CA (619) 294-3205 (650) 565-8800 Past President Donald Casimere Brian C. Reeder Sacramento, CA Indianapolis, [N (916) 264-5704 (317) 327-3429 Teresa Guerrero-Daley Vice President San Jose, CA Malvina Monteiro (:408) 794-6226 Cambridge, MA James L. Johnson (617) 349-6155 Cincinnati, OH Secretary (513) 352-6990 Barbara Attard Joseph Sandoval Berkeley, CA Denver, CO (510) 644-6716 (303) 556-3161 Treasurer Dede Wilhelm Clyde B. Davis Kauai, HI Lanham, MD (808) 448~750 (301) 731-5808 YOu can e-mail NACOLE board members at the NACOLE website, www. nacole.org. NACOLE Review Summer 2001 page 2 Who we are: Washington, DC Lethal force death spurs creation of police review commission by Phillip K. Eure, Background The agency's budget for Executive Director Responding to the need fiscal year 2002 is $1.4 Office of Citizen Complaint Review lot a civilian review million. OCCR's staff agency, the District of consists of an executive Columbia Council director, deputy director, A team of investigators officer. More telling than established the Civilian chief investigator, public investigates allegations statistics, however, is Complaint Review affairs specialist, six staff of police misconduct. that evaluation forms Board (CCRB) in ]980; investigators, and three The teain includes indicate that citizens nnfortunately, the CCRB support staff members. several bilingual people, and subject officers have was quickly plagued During the summer of an investigator with come away from the with a host of prob- 2001, we also employed previous civilian review mediation sessions with lems, including inad- two law students and experience and mere- a better understanding equate funding, and three college interns. bers with 15 or more of one another and of eventually, a volumi- Plans are underway to years of investigative the reasons for their nous backlog of cases. hire additional investiga- experience at the state respective actions The Council abolished tors and to continue the and federal levels. The during the incident that the flawed CCRB in year-round recruitment of OCCR is committed to led to the complaint. 1995. student interns from area the oogoing education Matters can also be colleges and law schools. and training of all staff. referred to a complaint New Beginnings Afive-member volunteer To date, OCCR investiga- In 1999, the Council board called the Citizen tots have participated and the Mayor created Complaint Review Board in police ride-alongs, a res,ruc,nredcivilia. CCR serve, asthe academy train- Who review authnri[y, the governing body and ing sensitivity train- ( )lfice of Citizen oversees the agency The ing al the U.S. Complaint Review board members, one of caust Mnseom, train- <,'rhe revampedwhom, by statote, ,saing the B,'s acad-we a re OCCR, which officially Metropolitan Police emy in Quanticn, VA, opened its doors on Department employee, and the Institute of ,lanuaryg, 20Ol,isan were appointed by the Police Technology and In the NACOLE indepcuclent agency mayor and confirmed by Management, in Jack- Review we conti nue to charged with the the DC Council. In sonvilie, Florida. review ul citizen addition to overseeing profile review boards c<lmplaints against the agency, the governing around the country. meanbets ol the CCRB is authorized to Mediation and HOw are they I)istrict's Metropolitan dismiss complaints and Adjudication Pulice I)epartment makepolicyrecommenda- TheOCCRl~ascon- organized? What do (MPD}. The agency is tions to the Mayor, the DC tracteel with organiza- they do? What can eml>nwered to investi- Council and the Police tions tn prnvide media- other cities learn from ~ate, mecliate and Chief concerning aspects ticm and adjndication adjudicate citizeu of the management o/the servicesiornnragency. them? Join Us as c<lntl)hdnts in the areas MPD ti~at may bear (m Al)l)roximately seventy- NACOLE members of tinnecessary or police misconduct, such five percent of ( )CCR excessive fnrce, liarass- as the recruitment, nlediations haw~ re- take this opportunity ment, discrimination, training, evaluation, snlted in an agreement tO share their use nf insulting nr discipline, and sopervi- being reached hy the experiences with the demeaning language sicin of police c~fficers. citizen and the subject and retaliation, wider community. NACOLE Review Summer 2001 page 3 Washington, DC (continued) examiner who may art case tracking system. efforts will be the private citizens were conduct a hearing, if This information technol- primary mechanism for sent by police officers to necessary. If the corn- ogy will enable citizens learning about the needs each other in their patrol plaint examiner sustains to obtain current OCCR and concerns of the car computers, rein- one or more of the statistics and file com- city's diverse communi- forces the need for an allegations in the plaints with our office via ties. independent citizen citizen's complaint, the the Enternet. review process that matter is then referred to Episodes such as the handles complaints the Police Chief for the We will also conduct a May 18, 2001 fatal regarding incidents of imposition of discipline. full-scale public outreach shooting of a Latino male alleged law enforcement campaign. Despite the and the wounding of misconduct. Projects on the fact that the OCCR is another Latino by an oil- Horizon conveniently located in duty police officer reveal The OCCR staff is mindful OCCR is creating a law downtown Washington, the deep-seated distrust of the fact that we are library and a public DC and easily accessible many residents of the located in the nation's affairs information by metro rail trains and District of Columbia have capital. As such, how we repository where re- city buses, the OCCR towards members of the investigate allegations of source materials, news plans to conduct exten- MPD. The fatal shooting, police misconduct says a clippings, and informa- sive community outreach on the heels of revela- lot about us, our city, tion files will be housed. in areas of DC that have tions in March 2001 that and perhaps, something We are also developing a traditionally been hundreds of offensive e- about our democracy. · web site and state-of the- marginalized. Outreach mail transmissions about Resources for civilian oversight Sue Quinn, NACOLE President Community Centered Policing, Maya Harris West of PolicyLink Based in Oakland & New York. "PnlicyLink builds on the relationship of police officers and cnmmunity residents as equal partners in public safety - and democratic participation. Across a spectrum of Ameri- can communities, PolicyLink conducts research into promising practices in neighborhond policing, simultaneously encouraging coalition building among community-based organizations. It is a comprehen- sive strategy that comprises specific disciplinary areas, from personnel practices to collectinn and disclosure of data; from community oversight to the dynamics of police-community collaboration." Maya Harris West will speak at NACOLE's Denver conference. The report describes creative, community partnerships with police. It includes a chapter on civilian oversight. Obtain it at this web address http://www. policylink.org/democracy/police_accountability. html or call for a hard copy. Citizen Review of Police: Approaches & Implementation, Peter Finn National Institute of Justice Issues & Practices Paper, ~arch 2001,1 ~7 lap, Authored by Peter Finn as c~mtracted by the federal Department of Jnstice, this repnrt details differing oversight processes in nine cities, and identifies the issues to be faced in planning, establishing and maintainh~g an oversight agency. This is an impnrtant, usefn] report we should all have a copy on our shelves and be able hi refer others in. It is an easy-to-read tutorial in oversight. Contact the National Institnte nf Justice for a cnpy; it is NCJ 184430. Or obtain it electrlulically at this address in Acrnbat Adobe fnrmat: http://www. ncjrs,org/pdffilesl/nij/lg4430.pdf or in at this address in Non-Acrobat Adobe forma:t http://www. ncjrs.org/txtfilesl/nij/184430,txt page 4 Summer 2001 NACOLE Review Membership application Select a membership category: Sustaining Members Sustaining members are organizations and individuals who wish to make tax deductible contributions to further the goals and principles of NACOLE. Dona- tions begin at $500. l'lOrganizational Members Organizational members are agencies of board who provide civilian oversight of law enforcement by legislative or executive mandate. These agencies will receive one transferable regular membership and associate memberships for the remain- ing members of their boards. Annual dues: $300 Regular Members Regular ~nembers are individuals who are not sworn law enforcement officers but who work or have worked for agencies that are mandated by legislative or execu- tive authority to investigate and review complaints against law enforcement officers. Annual dues.' $150. Associate Members Associate members are individuals concerned with the oversight of law enforce- mont. The members shall be able to participate in all NACOLE activities, includ- ing serving on committees. but are ineligible to vote or serve as officers. Annual dues.' $100. Student Members Student members are individuals who are full-time students and are concerned with the oversight of law enforcement. Student members will be able to serve <m committees but are ineligible to vote or serve as officers. Annual dues' $25 All memberships include a one-year subscription to the NACOLE Review. (over) page 5 Summer 2001 NACOLE Review Membership application Please fill in the following: Name Organization or company Title Organization telephone (with area code) Organization address City, State, Zip Home address City, State, Zip Home telephone (with area code) Organization fax Home e-mail Organization e-mail Home fax Membership type Make checks payable to NACOLE Mail form and payment to: NACOLE RO. Box 1110 Lanham, Maryland 20703 Please call or e-mail if you have questions phone: 1-866-4NACOLE e-mail: Nacole95@aol.com NACOLE Review Summer 2001 page 6 In depth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -,civilian oversight: inside and out Civilian police Police Advisory Commis- oversight in sion by way of Executive by Ellen Ceisler, Director, Integrity Philadelphia Order in 1993. and Accountability Office, City of currently has two permanent components: The Commission's Philadelphia Police Department; the Police Advisory general mission is to and Hector Soto, Executive Director, Commission, which is an monitor and improve Police Advisory Commission, City of external, non-police police-community agency, and the Office of relations. To that end, Philadelphia Integrity and Account- the Commission is ability, which is an authorized to investi- internal, Police Depart- gate individual com- ment office that is plaints filed by members The Commission began enabling act, the staffed by civilian of the public. The operations in February Commission's member- personnel. Both agen- Commission also is of 1994. Commission ship is to reflect the cies operate indepen- empowered to study membership consists of diversity of the City and dently of the Police police department 15 "permanent" and 4 all members must be Department and make policies, practices and "alternate" members, all Philadelphia residents. public recommenda- customs. The Commis- of who are appointed by At least three members tions to the Police sion may initiate its the Mayor to serve of the Commission Commissioner and other studies and investiga- without compensation should have law enforce- City officials. Although tions at the request or for four-year terms. The ment backgrounds, but the focus and processes complaint of a member Mayor, however, must cannot be currently of the two agencies of the public, or of its select seven of the employed as law en- differ, they share the own initiative. permanent members forcement agents. common objective of and two of the alternate The Commission's staff trying to improve Like its predecessors, members from a list of consists ol six full-time policing in Philadelphia. the Commission's role is City Council nominees. employees, three of strictly advisory. The The Commission mem- whom are Special The Police Advisory Philadelphia City bers elect their own Investigators. The Commission is the direct Charier reserves solely Chair. Pursuant to its Commission has an descendant of the Police to the Police Commis- Review Board (1957-59), sioner the authority to and its later version, the discipline police offic- Police Advisory Board ers. The Commission's "The Commission's complaint investigation (1959-69). The Police findings and recommen- process ...is conducted by civilian investigators Review Board was the dations, although totally independent of the police department. first official non-police, public, must be for- The Commission's process ...includes open, fact- municipal administra- warded to the Mayor, the finding hearings conducted by Commission tive agency created to City Managing Director members as well as written, public opinions consider complaints and the Police Commis- that include findings of fact, and as appropriate, from the public alleging sioner for their notice misconduct by members ancl review three days in recommendations for discipline against specific of its police department. advance ol any public police officers." Philadelphia Mayor Ed disseminati~ln. Rendell established the NACOLE :f:~,,,:~,,,, Summer 260i P~ge~] Philadelphia (continued) annual budget o1 almost February 1994. The first tions, anonymous Commission's findings $400,000. The Executive hearing was a ten-day, coinplaints. During the and recommendations Director is hired by the televised event during fiscal year ending on will be issued by the end Commission, and in turn December 1995 involving June 30, 2001, 192 of November 2001. The is authorized to hire the the death of a young complaints were filed authority granted the staff, Currently, Philadel- Puerto Rican man. Most with the Commission. Commission to conduct plria has approximately hearings, however, are Complaints alleging 7000 sworn police usually six to eight hour unreasmrable use of officers; the Department proceedings conducted force have been in has an annual budget of on two weekday eve- decline during the last History of police nearly $400 million nings before a panel three years while co~n- oversight in dollars. consisting of not fewer plaints alleging abuse of Philadelphia: than three Commission authority usually in Unlike its predecessors, members and Cornrots- connection with a police .:. Police Review the Commission has full sion counsel. All hear- stop, detention or search Board, 1957-59 investigatory authority ings are audio taped as have been on the in- including subpoena well as stenographically crease. power. And while the recorded, All witnesses, .:. Police Advisory Cnnmfission'sjurisdic- including tbe target Civilian cureplaints Board, 1959- tion on civilian coin- police officer and other alleging general offer- 1969 plaints partially overlaps police witnesses, appear sive language, the failure tile jurisdiction of the pursuant to Commissinn to provide proper police .:- Police Advisory police departnmnt's subpoena. Thirty bear- service, corruption, or Commission, Internal Affairs Bureau, ings of the Commission's acts uf crinfinal behavior 1993 - present the Commission's hearings have been held by police fall strictly complaint investigation since January 1998 with nnder the jurisdiction of Internal police process differs in that it six more tentatively lAB The total mnnber of is conclncted by civilian scheduled for fall of this civilian cmuplaints filed Offices and investigators totally year (2001). in F'hiladelphia during a committees: independent of the fiscal year is usually police department. The Civilian complaints between 600 and 700. .:- Integrity and Conmfission's process coming under the Accountability also differs in that it jurisdiction of tim Becanse of its brnader Office (IAO), mchlcles ~pen, fact- Co~runission are those anthority unlike its 1996 - present finding hearings cou- alleging unreasonable flarerunners. the Cornmis- ducted hy Commission use of force including sion can alsll conduct .:. Blue Ribbon members as well as deadly force, abuse of stndies and public Task Force, writlen, pnblic npinions authority excluding hearings on policies. that inchlde findings o[ failure to provide proper practices and cnstoms of 2001 fact. and as api~ropriate, police service, and t he department that reconm~endalions for verbal abuse. if the impact on police-cnm~rnb ciisciplme against alleged offensive lan- uity relatinns Recently, broader studies and specific police officers. guage was in degrada- the Commission con- inquiries overlaps to tiozr of the complainanl's dncted an all day hearing some extent with tile The ('innmission has race, skin color, iIn issncs and prol~lems authority granled tel tht' initiated 36 fact-finding etbnicity, religion, associated with tile Integrity anti Acconnt hearlugs, cornlraonly gender, sex or sexua[ police depart mcnt's ability Office, tile other referred to as panel orientation. The Cnnl- enfl~rcenlent of search prlmg of Pbiladelphia's hearings. since begin- mission can accept third- and arrest warrants. A civilian oversight ill its nlng Iqx, ratillns in party and, with limita- pnl}lic rel}ort of the i}l~lice. Its history hegins ~page 8 Summer 2001 I:[:I(,]l Review Philadelphia (continued) three years after the minimize and deter effective and credible, founding of the Commis- police corruption and Over the past three and a the IAO must exercise sion. misconduct to the half years the IAO has independent judgment greatest extent possible, had the access and in reporting findings and and thereby enhance independence necessary making recommenda- In September 1996 the public confidence in the to carry out its responsi- tions. City of Philadelphia Philadelphia Police bilities, has issued entered into a Settle- Department. several reports covering The IAO is comprised of ment Agreement with the a broad range of issues, two full time employees National Association for (including the perfor- (A Director and Deputy the Advancement of To assist in meeting this mance, policies and Director) who are funded Colored People, the goal, the Agreement practices of the out of the Police American Civil Liberties called for the creation of Department's Internal Department's budget. Union, and the Police- a permanent Integrity Affairs Bureau, numerous The current Director of Barrio Relations Project, and Ac- personnel the IAO is an "at-will" city in response to litigation countability I manage- employee, appointed by initiated by these groups Office (IAO) merit issues, the Mayor of Philadel- arising from the investi- to analyze "The use of force, phia who essentially gation of, and prosecu- and critique Philadelphia discipline, reports directly to the tions for corruption and accountabil- police story enforce- Mayor and the Police misconduct in the City's ity and continues." ment of Cummissioner. 39"1 Police District - one corruption narcotics of the most damaging control laws, etc.) and expensive police policies, to and has In addition to the scandals in identify systemic deft- presented recommenda- oversight provided by Philadelphia's history. ciencies that give rise to tions - many of which the Police Advisory The lawsuit alleged or permit corruption and have been implemented (~nrnmission and the widespread and perva- misconduct within the by the Police Depart- Integrity and Account- sive systemic clericfen- Police Department, and merit. ability Office, in May cies in the Philadelphia to make recommenda- 2001 the Mayor of Police Department which tions for change. The Philadelphia, the Honor- contributed to an IAO is responsible for The parties to tile able, John Street, named ongoing cycle of scan- monitnring and auditing Settlement Agreement a special Task Force dais that rocked the departmental policies~ intended that the IAO comprised ol six blue- Department, cost taxpay- practices, and opera- would work coopera- ribbml members that is ers tens of millions of tions as they relate to tively with tile Police looking specifically at dollars, and severely the detection and Commissioner and other the phiice department's eroded public trust and cnntrul of misconduct City departments. The disciplinary system. The confidence in the and corruption in the IAO is also currently Task Force is expected to integrity and effective- Department. In order to answerable to the United issne a public report by hess of the police furce. effectuate the broad State District Churl the end of the year with duties of the Office, the Judge who has jurisdic- findings and recommen- IA(') at its discretion, can tion over the City~s dations fnr improving The Agreement sets initiate studies and compliance with the the Police l)epartment's forth a comprehensive andits, has access to terms of the Agreement, ability tl~ police itself, plan for reform in the virtually all l)epartment However, by virtne of the Philadelphia Police recl~rds and personnel, IAO's essential functiml Department. The goal ol and can make its find- to monitor and audit the Fhe Philadelphia police the Agreement is to rags public, Police Department, and stllry clmtinnes. · in order to remain NACOLE ;f:~'i'E:~,,,a summer 2ooi page NACOLE's Seventh Annual Conference: Inclusion: the balancing act of civilian oversight The Board of Directors is pleased to announce ments. The hotel is also four blocks from the NACOLE's seventh annual conference from Colorado Convention Center and less than two October 9-12, 2001 in Denver, Colorado. The miles from the prestigious Cherry Creek Shopping conference theme this year is "Inclusion: The District. There are free shuttle buses that run its Balancing Act of Civilian Oversight." NACOLE is length, providing easy access to all major attrac- honored to accept Denver Public Safety Review tions. The Denver International Airport is just 26 Commission's offer to host the 2001 conference. miles away and there is shuttle service for about Special thanks to members of the Commission for $17.00 each way and $30 round trip. supporting NACOLE's work over the years and particularly Joseph Sandoval, NACOLE Board ol We hope that you and your community agency will Directors at Large, and Rose Ceja-Aragon, Director be present at this year's conicfence to contribute for their support and hard work for the past several your ideas on the issues that we all face together. months. The Conference will again bring together dynamic NACOLE STRIVES TO keynote speakers; innovative ideas; challenging panels; and informed discussions among those > Facilitate and involve the community as a true working in oversight of policing in the U.S. partner in community polltin9. Oversight has grown in the past year and we look -'-- Provide educational opportunities and technical forward to new oversight practitioners joining assistanceto existing and emerging organizations NACOLE. Washington DC; Riverside and Claremont that perform civilian oversight of law enforcement. California; Las Vegas, Nevada; Omaha, Nebraska; and others have opened oversight offices since we last ~- Encourage and promote the highest ethical and met. professional standards in organizations providing civilian oversight of law enforcement. The conference will be held at the Adam's Mark Hotel and Resort, centrally located in the heart of ~- Provide a national forum for exchange of informa Downtown Denver's famous 16't' Street Mall, a mile- tion for agencies that provide civilian oversight of long pedestrian promenade lined with over 150 law enforcement. shops, restaurants, and entertainment establish- page 10 Summer 2001 NACOLE Review NACOLE's Seventh Annual Conference: I PANEL DESCRIPTION AND TOPICS AGENDA PANEL DISCUSSION: Addressing Tuesday, October 9, 2001 Biased Based Policing This panel will focus on how to 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. REGISTRATION - Governor's Square (Foyer/lobby) 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. RECEPTION - Cocktails, cabarets - Governor's Square identify bias-based policing, 16 (Foyer) methods for communities to use (Sponsored by NACOLE or Denver Police Review to recognize and test what they Commission) know, what racial profiling statistics have to teach the Wednesday, October 10, 2001 justice system and how oversight processes can contribute to law 8:30 9:30 a.m. ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION -Governor's Square 15 enforcement providing unbiased (Lobby) policing. 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. CONFERENCEINTRODUCTIONWELCOME -Governor's PANELDISCUSSION: Carving Square 15 Progress from Crisis OPENING REMARKS Cincinnati is the latest urban Denise DeForest, Chair of Denver's Public Safety Review region on our minds as we shape Commission this conference. In this workshop Sue Quinn, President of NACOLE we will examine Cincinnati and Wellington E. Webb, Mayor City and County of Denver other cities in the aftermath of Aristedes Zavaras, Manager of Safety Public Safety of Denver community crises and anguish. Philip A. Hernandez, Executive Director Human Rights and We want to heal our communities Community Relations, Denver, Colorado of the painful conflicts they suffer when community and police trust 10:30 10:45 a.m. REFRESHMENT BREAK breaks down, but how do we begin? What does it take? Who's 10:45 11:45 a.m. KEYNOTE ADDRESS done it successfully? What does QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION success mean? How will we Speaker. Debra Livingston know? And how do we strengthen Professor of Law, Columbia Law School, and member of oversight in the service of cam- Civilian Complaint Review Board mnnity cohesion and rebuilding trust? t 2:00 1:45 p.m. Luncheon Speaker "CommunityCenteredPolicing, CivilionOversightAndChonge"- PANELDISCUSSION: Working Governor's 5quare 14 Effectively With Police Unions Speaker. Maya Harris West Police officers have a wide range Senior Associate, Policy Link, and Principal Author, of procedural protections result- Community Centered Policing: A Force for Change i ng from union negotiated contracts. This can hamper the FIRST NACOLE RECOGNITION AWARD: John Crew and Larna Spearman efforts and recommendations made by civilian oversight 2:00 5:00 p.m. PLENARY SESSION Governor's Square 15 agencies. Police unions have "Addressing Bias Based Policing" also, at times, taken strong positions opposing civilian Moderator: Joseph Sandoval, Esq. oversight agencies, their author- NACOLE Bnard of Directors. and Chair and Professor of ity. and efforts tn bring about Criminal Justice and Criminology at Metropolitan State pnsitive change. The political Cnllege ol Denver. pnwer that police tinions can wield to influence elected orb- Speakers: Ron Davis cials must also be understood Captain, ( )akland, CA Police Department and Vice President uf and appropriately countered. In N( )BLE (National Organization of Black Law Enforcement order tn be successful, civilian Executives ) NACOLE Review Summer 2001 page 11 Inclusion: the balancing act of civilian oversight oversight practitioners must Pat Sullivan work effectively with police Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado and Member Commission on unions as well as police adminis- Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. trations and executive leader- ship. This work must be done Bill Vandenberg Representative of the Progressive Coalition without crossing the line or DonHerce violating community trust. An Chief of Police Boise, Idaho and Representative of International efficiently functioning civilian Association of Chiefs of Police, 1ACP oversight agency will have the Mark Silversteln, Esq. respect and confidence of the ACLU community and the police. The Nita Gonzales common work of civilian over- President and CEO, Escuela Tlatelolco Centro de Estudios sight and police unions is to Representative, Colorado Progressive Coalition (Publishers forge and strengthen police/ of "Racial Profiling by Law Enforcement in Denver, Colorado" community relationships. This August 2000) panel will discuss methods for Robert Yazzie civilian oversight agencies to use Chief Justice Judicial Branch of the Navajo Nation Window Rock, in "bridging the divide" and Arizona working with police unions. 5:00 p.m. FREE EVENING 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY SUITE CASE STUDY: Evaluation of Cases: Balancing Where It Counts Thursday, October 11, 2001 In this session, participants will break down into groups acting as 9:00 11:30 a.m. CONCURRENTSESSIONS review board members in a "Carving Progress from Crisis" -Governor's Square 15 "summary hearing" setting, Moderators: James Johnson discussing and making decisions NACOLE Board of Directors and Legal Advisor for City of based on investigative reports Cincinnati, Ohio and other evidence. SeveraI RobertAaronson varied reports will be "calen- NACOLE Board of Directors and Attorney Consnltant on dared" for discussion and action Police Accountability Palo Alto, California that may include motions for Speakers: acceptance, further investigation, PhillipEure referral to mediation, or policy Executive Director Washington DC Civilian Review Commis- recommendations. sion Ellen Ceisler WORKSHOP: Implementing Director of Integrity and Accountability Office City of Phila- Civilian Oversight: Striking a delphia, Pennsylvania Balance Rosa Melendez Are you contemplating civilian US Department of Justice Community Services Officer City of oversight for your community? Seattle, Washington This workshop will provide you Scotty Johnson with the nuts &bolts on how to Police Specialist and President of the Sentinel t'olice Associa- implement or strengthen police tion City of Cincinnati, Ohio accountability through civilian oversight of the citizen complaint "Working Effectively with Police Unions" - Governor's Square I0 process. You will learn how three Moderator:. Donald Casimere different models of civilian NACOLE Board of Directors and Director, (tffice uf Phiice oversight operate. In addition to Accountability, City of Sacramento. Califnrnia individual presentations, there Speakers: will be a question and answer LieutenantEricAdams session, distribution of reference New York City Police Department and a co-founder <~f materials and opportunity for Blacks in Law Enforcement Who Care, New York, New Yurk one on one consultation. ppage ~2 Summer2001 NACOLE NACOLE's Seventh Annual Conference: Councilman Charles Turner Boston City Council Boston, Massachusetts Wendy Rouder Attorney, Labor Arbitrator, San Fransisco, CA 11:45 - 1:45 p.m. LUNCH - DELEGATE'S CHOICE 2:00 - S:00 p.m. CONCURRENTSESSIONS "Evaluation of Cases: Balancing Where It Counts" - Plaza Court 2~5 Moderators: Barbara Attard NACOLE Secretary and Police Review Commission Officer, City of Berkeley, California John Parker Executive Officer San Diego County Law Enforcement Oversight City of San Diego, California Pierce Murphy Community Ombudsman, City of Boise, Idaho "Implementing Civilian Oversight: Striking a Balance" - Governor's Square 10 Moderator:. Sam Walker Professor, University of Nebraska,Omaha, and author, Police Accountability.' The Role of Civilian Oversight Speakers: Teresa Guerrero4)aley NACOLE Board of Directors, and Independent Police Auditor, City of San Jose, California Ch~stopher Moore Commander, Internal Affairs Unit, Sail Jose Police Department San Jose, California Denise DeForest Chairperson Denver Public Safety Review Commission City of Denver. Colorado Cheri Toney Senior Investigator Office of Citizen Complaints City of San Francisco, California 6:30 - 7:00 p.m. CASH BAR RECEPTION WINDOWS (Foyer) 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. DINNER - WINDOWS - Sponsored by Denver Public Safety Review Commission 9:30 11:00 p.m. HOSPITALITY SUITE Friday, October 12, 2001 9:00 -- 1:00 p.m. SIT-DOWN BREAKFAST-Governor's Square 11 -WRAP-UP, CONFERENCE EVALUATION AND SUGGESTIONS ~ NACOLE ANNUAL MEETING - NACOLE 2002 CONFERENCE SITE NACOLE wishes to express its gratitude to the following for support and contributions to the conference: City Of Denver Public Safety Review Commission Rob Havefly, Former, Assistant Director, Government Law Center Of Albany Law School NACOLE Boa rd Of Directors Rose Ceja-Aragon, Director, Public Safety Review Commission NACOLE Review Summer 2001 page 13 Inclusion: the balancing act of civilian oversight HOTEL REGISTRATION FORM ADAM'S MARK DENVER, CO Reservations: 1800-444-2326 or 303-893-3333 Fax 832-0320 GUEST ROOM RATES/GROUP RATES: Current Room Tax 13.55% Room Single Rate* Double Rate* Triple Rate* QuadRate* Deluxe Queen $ 86.00 $101.00 S 116.00 $132.00 Deluxe Double $ 86.00 $101.00 $116.00 $132.00 Deluxe King $ 86.00 $101.00 $116.00 $132.00 ConcordeDouble $121,00 $156.00 $191.00 $206.00 Concorde King $121.00 $156.00 $191.00 $206.00 Deluxe Room 1 Bed $86.00 $101.00 $116.00 $131.00 Executive Suite S295.00 $295,00 $295.00 $295.00 Presidential Suite $795.00 $795.00 $795.00 $795.00 Tower Deluxe $495.00 $495.00 $495.00 $495.00 Plaza Deluxe Suite S495.00 $495.00 $495.00 $495.00 Accessible Queen $ 86.00 $101.00 $116.00 $13 ] .00 Accessible Double $ 86.00 $101.00 $116.00 $131.00 King Bed of Suite $ 86.00 $101.00 $116.00 $131.00 QueenBedofSuite $86.00 $101.00 $116,00 $131.00 CUTOFF: Septe~nber 8, 2001. The rooms are held under the "NACOLE" block. Please request this block when calling for reservation: Group rate is available 3 days pre and 3 days post conference based upon availability. Attendee reservations must be accompanied by a deposit in the amoont of one night's accommodatinn to guarantee a room which will be credited to the last night for which tbe reservation was made. Guaranteed reservations are held (without occupancy) for one night only and not the entire length of the stay. Deposits from attendees are refundable if notice of cancellation is received and can be confirmed, with a cancellation number issued by tbe Hotel, at least 48 hours prior to arrival date. > Check-out time is 12:00 noon. Guest check-in cannot be guaranteed prior to 3 p.m. on the day of arrival. All guests are required to present a valid credit card or cash deposit upon registrati~m unless prior credit approval has been obtained from the Hotel. CREDIT INFORMATION: CARDHOLDER NAME: TYPE OF CARD: EXP. DATE: CARD NUMBER: MASTER CARD INTERBANK NUMBER (4) DIGITS: BILLING ADDRESS: Please return this form and one nighUs deposit to: ADAM'S MARK DENVER 1550 Court Place Denver, Colorado 80202 Attn: John Hogan, Convention Service Manager ]page 14 Summer2001 NACOLE NACOLE Seventh Annual Conference (continued) ~' NACOLE 2001 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FORM Name: Title/Ageucy: Address: City: State/Zip: Telephone: Fax: Email: EARLY REGISTRATION (bySeptember 28, 2001) ~3 $250 Regular Member Cl $250 Organizational Member E3 $275 Student Member ~1 $300 Associate Member ~ $300 Non Member Registration Plus Membership ~1 $550 Organizational Member C3 $400 Regular Member ,~ $400 Associate Member ~1 $300 Student Member · Take 20% discount for groups of two or more from the same agency · Add $50 for each late registration postmarked September 28, 2001 or after Amount Enclosed $ Please make checks payable to NACOLE and mail it to: P. O. Box 1 ! 10 Lanham, MD 20703 For office use only Date postmarked Date paid Received by ~Cash ~lCheck Check No. Member Status Registration Status ~3 Early 'lLate · No refund for cancellation after September 28, 2001 Travel arrangement must be done early and through your local travel agency or any major airline carrier. Ipag~ 15 Summer 2001 NACOLE ~ The NACOLE Review is published twice a year for the members of NACOLE. National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement RO. Box 1110 Lanham, Maryland 20703 1-866-4NACOLE · Fax (301) 794-0264 E-maih nacole@nacole.org or contact the NACOLE board at http://www.nacole.org Editor-in-Chief: Malvina Monteiro, monteiro@nacole.org Editor: Suzanne Egbert, segbert@yahoo.com © 2001 NACOLE Inc. AII rights reserved. THE :,,,.:: NACOLE REVIEW National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law J0nnwatso. Enforcement Police Citizens Review Board 410 E Washington Street P. O. Box 1110 ~o,a city. IA 52240 Lanham, Maryland 20703 first class mail