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<br />Orozco, Norma <br />From:Kelly Kraus-Lee <kellyakraus@gmail.com> <br />Sent:Tuesday, June 16, 2020 3:44 PM <br />To:eComment <br />Subject:Comment on Item 85A <br />I am in support of establishing a civilian police oversight commission, given it meets best practices outlined by <br />experts, specifically the 8 points below as discussed in Udi Ofer's article "Getting It Right: Building Effective <br />Civilian Review Boards to Oversee Police." I've included a link to the text below. <br /> <br />Ofer's definition includes two critical points: civilian staffing and investigative power. On page 11 of the link, <br />he outlines the key components of effective civilian review: <br />1. a board majority nominated by civic organizations (not the police chief) <br />2. broad scope to review complaints (provides community members with the opportunity to seek redress) <br />3. independent investigatory authority (including subpoena authority) <br />4. ensure discipline sticks )findings must be binding) <br />5. audit policies and practices (ability to review underlying policies that could be the underlying cause for <br />individual rights violations) <br />6. secure funding (budget tied to a fixed percentage of police budget) <br />7. due process for police officers <br />8. public access/reporting <br /> <br />Link to Ofer's article: <br />https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1572&context=shlr <br /> <br />Without these 8 criteria as the absolute bare minimum, any potential commission will be meaningless. I also <br />invite the council to review recommendations from Campaign Zero on how to have effective civilian oversight <br />structures: https://www.joincampaignzero.org/oversight. It is critical that we structure any potential oversight <br />commissions in a way that it can be effective and not subject to outside influence. <br /> <br />Kelly Kraus-Lee <br />1 <br />