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POLICECITIZENSREVIEWBOARDABoardoftheCityofIowaCity410EastWashingtonStreetIowaCityIA5224018263193565041TOCityCouncilComplainantStephenAtkinsCityManagerRJWinkelhakeChiefofPoliceOfficersinvolvedincomplaintFROMPoliceCitizensReviewBoardREInvestigationofPCRBComplaint0204DATENovember132002ThisistheReportofthePoliceCitizensReviewBoardstheBoardreviewoftheinvestigationofComplaintPCRB0204theComplaintBOARDSRESPONSIBILITYUndertheCityCodeoftheCityofIowaCitySection887BtheBoardsjobistoreviewthePoliceChiefsReportReportofhisinvestigationofacomplaintTheCityCoderequirestheBoardtoapplyareasonablebasisstandardofreviewtotheReportandtogivedeferencetotheReportbecauseofthePoliceChiefsprofessionalexpertiseSection887B2WhiletheCityCodedirectstheBoardtomakefindingsoffactitalsorequiresthattheBoardrecommendthatthePoliceChiefreverseormodifyhisfindingsonlyifthosefindingsareunsupportedbysubstantialevidenceareunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousorarecontrarytoaPoliceDepartmentpolicyorpracticeoranyFederalStateorlocallawSections88TB2abandcBOARDSPROCEDURETheComplaintwasreceivedattheOfficeoftheCityClerkonJuly162002AsrequiredbySection885oftheCityCodetheComplaintwasreferredtothePoliceChiefforinvestigationTheChiefcompletedhisReportandsubmittedittotheBoardonOctober92002 ThefollowingdocumentswereincludedwiththeReportIncidentReportandSummationofComplainantInterviewAtitsmeetingonOctober222002theBoardvotedtoreviewtheComplaintatlevel887B1areviewtheComplaintontherecordwithnoadditionalinvestigationTheBoardmettoconsidertheReportonthefollowingdatesOctober222002andNovember122002FINDINGSOFFACTInJuly2002OfficerAobservedtheComplainantandhersmallchildonthedowntownpedestrianplazaTheofficerobservedthatthechildraninandoutofastorecollidedwithanelderlywomanurinatedinaplanterandwasbeingheldbyamanthattheofficerknewhadbeenintoxicatedearlierinthedayhadfelonychargesagainsthiminanotherstateandshowednumeroussoresandwoundsTheofficerwasawareofpreviouscomplaintsbyothercitizensaboutthechildsbehaviorandthemotherslackofsupervisionTheofficeraddressedhisconcernstothemotherThemotherdisagreedwiththeofficersassertionthatshewasnotprovidingadequatesupervisionandstatedthatherdaughtersbehaviorwasnotinappropriateTheofficerstatedtothewomanthatbecauseofherlackofcareandsupervisionandrefusaltoacknowledgeresponsibilityforherchildsbehaviorhewasgoingtocontacttheDepartmentofHumanServicesDHSBeforecallingDHSOfficerAcontactedhissupervisorwhoadvisedhimtocallDHSHethencontactedasocialworkeratDHSandexplainedthesituationOfficerAstatedthattheworkeradvisedhimtoarrestthewomanHecontactedhissupervisoragainandwasadvisedtotrytohavetheComplainantcometotheICPDtoresolvethematterThecomplainantagreedtothisbutcomplainedloudlyandangrilyaboutthesituationtoothersontheplazaTheComplainanttheComplainantsformerhusbandandfatherofthechildOfficerAandtheDHSworkermetattheICPDTheComplainantcontinuedtomaintainthatherchildsbehaviorwasnaturalandappropriateTheComplainantdidagreetoaccompanytheDHSworkertoMECCAfordrugtestingCONCLUSIONThecomplainantallegedthefollowinginhercomplaintAlleqation1OfficerAmadeaninappropriatecontactwithherbecausehedauqhterhadurinatedinsomebushesonthePedMall2 OfficerAobservedbehaviorsoftheComplainantandherchildonthepedestrianplazathatledhimtobelievethatthemotherwasnotexercisingadequatecareandcontrolHestatedhisconcernstothemotherWhenshedisagreedwithhisstatementsregardingherchildsbehaviorandhersupervisionhecontactedhissupervisortwiceandaDHSworkerregardingthesituationTheadvicehereceivedwasthatthemothersandchildsbehaviorsindicatedthatadequatecareandcontrolmightbelackingTheBoardfindsthattheChiefsconclusionthatOfficerAactedappropriatelyissupportedbysubstantialevidenceandisnotunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousAllegation1isNOTSUSTAINEDAlleqation2OfficerAmadeanimproperreferraltoDHSconcerninqtheComplainantsparentingofherdaughterAsamandatoryreporterofsuspectedchildabuseorneglectOfficerAisrequiredtoreportincidentsofsuspectedabuseorneglectBothhissupervisorandtheDHSworkerconfirmedtotheofficerthatinterventionwasappropriateTheBoardfindsthattheChiefsconclusionthatOfficerAactedinaccordancewithpolicyandguidelinesissupportedbysubstantialevidenceandisnotunreasonablearbitraryorcapriciousAllegation2isNOTSUSTAINEDCOMMENTSNone3