CP photo: Jared Wickerham Pittsburgh Police officers during a protest in Downtown Pittsburgh in July 2020 Out of more than 3,100 complaints about Pittsburgh Police officers to the city’s Citizen Police Review Board over the last decade, more than 6% of them came from just 1.2% of officers. Just 11 officers of the 919 that received complaints between 2010-2019 had more than 13 complaints each. One officer racked up a staggering 57 complaints, and is no longer on the force, according to Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb. The vast majority of officers, 685 of them, had one or two complaints lodged against them. According to the audit conducted by Lamb, most complaints are found to be unsubstantiated. About 58% of complaints were found to be unsubstantiated, about 10% were resolved through mediation, and 1.3% proceeded t
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This week, city Controller Michael Lamb released an audit of the board itself, the first outside scrutiny of the board since it was created in 1997.
“As the conversations around policing reform continue, Pittsburgh is well served by the Citizen Police Review Board,” Lamb said it a statement.
The audit includes 17 recommendations to improve the board, including changing the way members of the volunteer board are nominated to serve. It also called for an increase in funding that could be tied to a percentage of the city’s police budget, called for transparency in the police union negotiation process so powers of the board aren’t limited in future contracts and found a “clear policy” is needed for the board’s review of police body camera footage.
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Pittsburgh has been “well served” by its Citizen Police Review Board but could use more funding and outreach, City Controller Michael Lamb said after releasing an audit of its operations Wednesday.
After the board was established by a 1997 voter referendum, he said, “there was significant hostility between the review board and the police bureau. But over time, crediting both the police and . the board members, we ve got a situation now where we have much greater cooperation. … And that’s been great for Pittsburgh.”
The board receives and investigates complaints about police misconduct, carrying out investigations and public hearings where it deems warranted. During the administration of Mayor Bill Peduto, it has processed about 600 complaints a year, a slight but noticeable decline from years before.
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Show Transcript CITY CONTROLLER IS SAYING ABOUT THAT AUDIT. REPORTER: THIS FIRST EVER PERFORMANCE AUDIT OF PITTSBURGH’S POLICE REVIEW BOARD , THE CITY CONTROLLER GIVES THEM GOOD MARKS. WE FEEL STRONGLY THAT THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH HAS BEEN WELL SERVED BY THE CITIZEN POLICE REVIEW BOARD. REPORTER: ON ACCESS TO PITTSBURGH POLICE BODYCAM. , HE IS RECOMMENDING CITY COUNCIL CODIFY RULES FOR CONSISTENT ACCESS TO THAT VIDEO. REGARDLESS OF WHO THE CHIEF OF POLICE IS AND REGARDLESS OF WHO THE CITY COUNCIL OR THE MAYOR ARE, WE WANT SOLID, OPEN RECORD RECOMMENDATIONS ABOUT FOOTAGE AND TIMELINESS OF THAT FOOTAGE. REPORTER: HE BELIEVES THEY SHOULD ALSO ADDRESS OPEN ACCESS TO POLICE CAN VIDEO FOR THE PUBLIC. PEOPLE HAVE THE RIGHT TO THIS INFORMATION. WE OWN IT, WE PAY FOR IT, WE SHOULD HAVE ACCESS
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