SFGTV October 20, 2012
The office was created by the board of supervisors in 1982. It was put into place in 1983. We are nearly 30 years old. We were originally in the San Francisco Police Department, but was later placed under the direct supervision of the Police Commission and is an independent agency. It is separate from the Police Department and the Police Commission is also a civilian body. We conduct investigations to find out what happened. If we follow the evidence by interviewing the person who brought the complaint, the involved Police Officers, and other civilian witnesses. We have subpoena power to compe...