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POLICECITIZENSREVIEWBOARDABoardoftheCityofIowaCity410EastWashingtonStreetIowaCityIA5224018263193565041TOCityCouncilComplainantStephenAtkinsCityManagerRJWinkelhakeChiefofPoliceOfficersinvolvedincomplaintFROMPoliceCitizensReviewBoardREInvestigationofPCRBComplaint0203DATENovember132002ThisistheReportofthePoliceCitizensReviewBoardstheBoardreviewoftheinvestigationofComplaintPCRB0203theComplaintBOARDSRESPONSIBILITYUndertheCityCodeoftheCityofIowaCitySection887BtheBoardsjobistoreviewthePoliceChiefsReportReportofhisinvestigationofacomplaintTheCityCoderequirestheBoardtoapplyareasonablebasisstandardofreviewtotheReportandtogivedeferencetotheReportbecauseofthePoliceChiefsprofessionalexpertiseSection887B2WhiletheCityCodedirectstheBoardtomakefindingsoffactitalsorequiresthattheBoardrecommendthatthePoliceChiefreverseormodifyhisfindingsonlyifthosefindingsareunsupportedbysubstantialevidenceareunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousorarecontrarytoaPoliceDepartmentpolicyorpracticeoranyFederalStateorlocallawSections88TB2abandcBOARDSPROCEDURETheComplaintwasreceivedattheOfficeoftheCityClerkonJuly162002AsrequiredbySection885oftheCityCodetheComplaintwasreferredtothePoliceChiefforinvestigationTheChiefcompletedhisReportandsubmittedittotheBoardonOctober42002 ThefollowingdocumentswereincludedwiththeReportIncidentReportandcertifiedmailreceiptThecomplainantdidnotrespondtotheinvestigatorsrequestsforaninterviewAtitsmeetingonOctober222002theBoardvotedtoreviewtheComplaintatlevel887B1areviewtheComplaintontherecordwithnoadditionalinvestigationTheBoardmettoconsidertheReportonthefollowingdatesOctober222002andNovember122002FINDINGSOFFACTInJuly2002OfficerAobservedamotherandhersmallchildonthedowntownpedestrianplazaTheofficerobservedthatthechildraninandoutofastorecollidedwithanelderlywomanurinatedinaplanterandwasheldbyamanthattheofficerknewhadbeenintoxicatedearlierinthedayhadfelonychargesagainsthiminanotherstateandshowednumeroussoresandwoundsTheofficerwasalsoawareofpreviouscomplaintsbyothercitizensaboutthechildsbehaviorandthemotherslackofsupervisionTheofficeraddressedhisconcernstothemotherThemotherdisagreedwiththeofficersassertionthatshewasnotprovidingadequatesupervisionandstatedthatherdaughtersbehaviorwasnotinappropriateTheofficerstatedtothewomanthatbecauseofherlackofcareandsupervisionandrefusaltoacknowledgeresponsibilityforherchildsbehaviorhewasgoingtocontacttheDepartmentofHumanServicesDHSBeforecallingDHSOfficerAcontactedhissupervisorwhoadvisedhimtocallDHSHethencontactedasocialworkeratDHSandexplainedthesituationOfficerAstatedthattheworkeradvisedhimtoarrestthewomanHecontactedhissupervisoragainandwasadvisedtotrytohavethemothercometotheICPDtoresolvethematterThemotheragreedtothisbutcomplainedloudlyandangrilyaboutthesituationtoothersontheplazaCONCLUSIONTheComplainantallegedthefollowingAlleqation1OfficerAactionstowardthemotherwereinappropriateOfficerAobservedbehaviorsofthemotherandherchildonthepedestrianplazathatledhimtobelievethatthemotherwasnotexercisingadequatecareandcontrolHestatedhisconcernstothemotherWhenshedisagreedwithhisstatementsregardingherchildsbehaviorandhersupervisionhecontactedhissupervisortwiceandaDHSworkerregardingthesituationTheadvicehe2 receivedwasthatthemothersandchildsbehaviorindicatedthatadequatecareandcontrolmightbelackingTheBoardfindsthattheChiefsconclusionthatfficerAactedappropriatelyissupportedbysubstantialevidenceandisnotunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousAllegation1isNOTSUSTAINEDCOMMENTSNone