Transcripts For SFGTV Police Commission 12016 Remote Western

Of our neighborhood sherry right and the leader the rest of you guys and brothers and sisters who came home from prison whos out here doing good okay shout outs to mike and the rest of the guys please ask questions thank you for coming. Flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Commissioner president loftus id like to call roll at this time. Please do sergeant commissioner president loftus commissioner Vice President turman is in route commissioner marshall in route commissioner mazzucco commissioner president fong commissioner melara commissioner president loftus you have quorum and also greg suhr and director of the office of citizens complaints joyce hicks good evening, everyone and welcome to the Tenderloin Community meeting for the Police Commission as many of you know, who meetings at city hall and a third one out to the community that is intends chance to talk about issues impacting the Community Suggestion and ideas so we do those mayor edwin lees housekeeping items one is youre here from each of the commissioners well talk about the day jobs and the second thing we hold Public Comment to the end after we have a chance to hear from the tenderloin captain and begin the large number of folks Public Comment is two minutes i want to hear if everyone so, please do respect the two minute limit a requirement of the law so well be having it across the board so everyone honor the two minutes that ca we can hear from everybody with that said, ill start is commissioner mazzucco thank you my name is commissioner mazzucco a commissioner about 8 years a form assistant da and the attorney appointed by mayor ed lee and mayor noouchls. Commissioner president fong im the deputy superintendent of the Asian Pacific islanders each a nonprofit in the city that provides free sliding Scale Services to the Human Trafficking and immigrant right and elderly law dr. Joe dr. Joe marshall the administrator in the School District and abstains. Im sonya the executive director of rally families with the Stations Services and serve million hospital and on the faculty of usf school of social work and i already introduced myself and suzy loftus a lawyer at the torlgz i used to be a prosecute in San Francisco i lived in the sunset and raising my 3 girdles and a nachtd san franciscan so lets go ahead and get started inspector, next item. Reports to the Commission Discussion one a chief report review of recent activities as good Evening Commission community ill be brief for the captains time and a lot of people want to be heard we were not here at the last meeting as director hicks and myself and staff from supervisor cowens office from you are Training Division and our cit trainer traveled it wondering to participate in a national reengineering the use of force with an emphasis on the sanctity of all human life and the existence and desolation and all aspects of training we will go back again and or i will at the end of japan to receive a formalized curriculum we hope to entertain not only in the stopped San Francisco San Francisco Police Department when you across the country as other agencies such denver and los angeles and new york philadelphia, all presenter at that discussion in addition next week the department of justice and the cops office we have to ask San Francisco to start a neutrality discussion with regards to the review process was San Francisco Police Department with regard to policies training and procedures and will be Significant Community input meetings im holding told well know more will be that next week many of the members of the department parent in the mlk parade and we had another meeting today with the Africanamerican Community Citizens Advisory Committee board we are working on the i initiatives some of the members are present and will also met on saturday with a group of millennium lift that are concerned with helping the city move to a better place tomorrow morning the members of the department will did you say the Current Situation an property crime in San Francisco and steams at the a board of supervisors Community Meeting and the measures award to use of force that concludes my report. Colleagues, any question for the chief on his report sergeant, next item. Item 1b occ rights activities. Good evening director hicks. Good Evening Commissioner president loftus and commissioners and chief suhr, captain and the members of the audience im joyce hicks the director of the office of citizens complaints in addition here this evening from the occ is senior investigator Edward Mcmann in the adu audience if hell stand thank you for the opportunity to describe the functions of our office the occ is a Third Largest civilian offsetting o oversight of Law Enforcement agency in the United States the may 2015 final report of President Obama Task force on 21st century mrool and the march from the civil rights from the United States department of justice on civil rights violation by missouri Police Department acknowledge the performance independent oversight of Law Enforcement and even though Community Policing the office of citizens complaints was created by a board of supervisors initiated chart amendment daughters by the voter in 1982 the occ become operational in 1983 were 33yearold originally in office of the San Francisco Police Department but were later placed in the direct inspiration of the Police Commission as an independent agency separate in the Police Department the Police Commission is also a seven body the occ foundation assist the Police Department in building rust with the community by being the bridge westbound it the public and the Police Important conduct and Police Policies to that end the occ mission is to share Police Accountability by conducting fair this and unbiased investigation making recommendations on Police Policies and practices it also conducting emotions between complainant and the police in california Law Enforcement agency must have a procedure to investigate complainant by the members of the public against peace officers San Francisco has designated the occ to serve that purpose the occs staff currently of 35 of civilians and who have never been San Francisco Police Officers when we received a complaint from a civilian we conduct an investigation to find out what happened question follow the evidence by interviewing the person who brought the complaint and the involved officers witnesses, and subject Matter Experts from the complainant or witnesses have others documents or evidence we will object that from the complainant is injured were photograph the injury and ask permission for medical recorders we have subpoena power to compel testimony and object evidence we object additional evidence from the Police Department in the form of Police Reports and others documents we visit the sight felt occurrence for two reasons first to canvas for thats to look for witnesses and stationary body cameras that might be located in the area and photo of persons or places and make diaphragms our goal to complete the investigations within 9 months with limited exception we must complete within a year once we complete the investigation we make a finding of whether the complainant officer avoid Police Department rules or local state or federal laws we use a standard of previous of the evidence that that means that the probability of the complainant conduct occurred is more likely than not the probability must be greater than 50 percent our investigation are confidential their protected by state legislation by the public safeties bifurcating by the penal code that investigations complaints against officers are part of officers personnel record and confidential the investigation we do advise the complainant under general terms of our findings on each allegation but not name the officer more dont we advise what discipline was imploded were preincluded by state law the occs website provides the statistics on find open complaints and it has a 134ir78 of each case we investigate o also known as reports again their redacted in the areas of discipline after an investigation the occ feels an officer vivid a rule we forward the report to schufr for further action the chief can comboips to 10 days anything greater than that goes to the Police Commission for their determination the staff of the office of citizens complaints engages in outreach ive asked to give a presentation on body cameras merry on october 23rd we distribute the materials in the tenderloin at various centers as well as the Police Station and generally for outreach we have a community you outreach extravagant plan by the adopt announcing and communities of color and communities that are altercation not linkage likely to use the services or have conflicts that the police in the complainant and the officers agree the occ will provide emotion as a alternative to discipline in that 2015445 emotions thats 70 percent of 29 cases we closed last year that allows the migrants is resolve the initials with the officers in a dispute resolution forefront or format to bring the involved parties together and no one an effort for those party to chief and mature findings a partnership with Community Boards and also are with the San Francisco Bar Association to provide neutrality meters for how our Mediation Program we do conduct emotions in lawns go other than english ill give you a few statistics our 2015 statistics are not full could laid down but have from 2015 as well as 2014 to provide you with some trends in 2015 the occ received 6 hundred and 73 complaint and found the conduct in 47 of them that means we found wrongdoing or neglect of duty in the percent of cases we investigated last year i have detailed statistics the a. 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Received and how we resolved them in 2014 the occ received seven hundred and 28 complaint we sustained allegations in 8 percent proper conduct in 19 and 3 percent of the allegations were unfounded or not true the largest percentage of the allegations we received for unwarranted action that means that an unlawful search or arrest followed by conduct of miss credit 4 percent the allegations we investigated and we sustained 4 allegations of unnecessary force or 3 percent of allegations we sustained the majority of the allegations we sustained were for neglect of duty and looking at the demographics of the complainant 24 percent of the complainant were africanamerican and caucasian were 28 percent and 27 percent of the complainant 2014 declined to state their race and also our complainants included asianamerican and latino 11 percent and others at pointed 3 and those statistics are from 2015 and not 2014 the occs staff speaks several languages the languages cantonese, councilmember marcason burmese tagalog and spanish two investigators on our staff bilingual spanish speakers thats important the largest number of nonenglish meetings are for native spanish speakers 4 languages other than the ones ive mentioned we can object Interpretation Services and we do the way that you can file a complaint with the office of citizens complaints is to come to our Office Located on the 7 floor of 25 van ness near the corner of van ness and Market Street hell assessable by public transmitting transportation and receive walk under complainant between 8 00 a. M. And 5 00 p. M. Another way for you to call us to email us mail us, to fill outer the online complaint form which onlts the website or fax we have an answering serve for afterhour complaints another way to file at the district constitution of the United States stations and the personnel will forward to us that concludes my remarks senior investigator Edward Mcmann is in the audience if you have questions about filing dlament point acknowledging. Thank you director hicks senior investigator mcmann identify yourselves you want to talk about complaints talk to him members of the audience any questions. Sergeant, next item. Commission reports and commissioners report. Yes. Evening ill be brief i want to update everyone on the status of review of the enforced policies as as you may know following the use of mario woods on december 2nd, 24 commission indicated well under go a use of forced policy this has on the books the equipment the training and all of that is under review i want to point out that is happening separate say apart from the 3 investigations that are happening into that ended this Commission Said well look at our policies and identify whether theyre the best practices and identify if we can do better to get everyone home safe thats the process weve endeavored to do i want to update you on the trip back to washington, d. C. We were with 20 other agencies i will note we were the only agency that had seven oversight represented and a board of supervisors we had a conversation about reengineering the use of force specific around suspects with edged weapons that was other Law Enforcement agency talking about the need to do this better and to take lessons from place like ending and scott land and northern islander they can deploy policy of desolation and relief other things that keep the officers save and the members of the public save is a number of pro tem aspects and realtime policies that this commission is bringing back in asking for many to be included in sfpd use of policy in terms of process moving forward this Commission Set up 3 informal Community Meetings everyone is welcome to come and give solutions, ideas youll hear are more about the recommendations and the reengineering use of force and the remedies that were made to this commission and the chief in the africanamerican Advisory Board and give feedback and Ideas Solutions those meetings will happy the first with an is january 21st at the third banting Church Offering on Mcallister Park street from 6 to 7 and the next with an january 27th the Bayview Alliance and in january 2, 77 30 to 8 30 at boo decker clubhouse 246 eddy street it is important we hear from the folks about their ideas and solution theyll are that representing the department it will include the aspects of training and equipment and we said want to make sure that everyone can contribute to this big shift in. Use of force is perceived and used because 72 hours an issue that effects all of us so thats my report colleagues, any other reports for tonight . Okay sergeant, next item. Item one d commission announcements and scheduling of items for consideration at other future Commission Meeting action. Colleagues, any items you want to add to the agenda hearing none seth item 2 teresa from the tenderloin to address the commission on Police Activities in the tenderloin district discussion. Thank you. Good evening captain. First if anyone needs to see this well get you a chair the chairs are right over there well help you with that. All right. Welcome everyone commissioner president loftus and commissioners chief suhr and director hicks thank you to my community for the board and members to be here i cant speak for highly of this group that putt together one of the most excuse me. Memorable events in the city for the giants trophy the basketball and ice cream that shows the incredible fist of the tenderloin to the tenderloin businesses we thank you for being here and thank you to the Salvation Army f