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• Eighteen agencies reported authority to hear unbecoming conduct complaints (44 percent) while 23 <br />agencies (56 percent) reported their boards did not have this authority. <br />• Regarding harassment complaints, 19 agencies (46 percent) had authority to review while 22 agencies <br />(54 percent) did not. <br />Characteristics of oversight bodies <br />Size <br />Of the departments reporting the number of members currently serving on their civilian oversight body (36 <br />respondents), the average number of members reported was approximately 13. Sizes of oversight boards <br />ranged from 2 to 50 members. <br />Term length <br />Five agencies reported having unlimited terms for members, while 29 agencies did not allow board <br />members to serve unlimited terms. The term length served on civilian oversight boards ranges from 6 <br />months to 8 years (n = 29). <br />Qualification of members <br />Agencies indicated the qualifications needed to serve as a volunteer member on their civilian oversight <br />board. Answers were open-ended and varied greatly in detail. Responses were coded into dichotomous <br />variables for this survey question. When a qualification was explicitly mentioned, it was coded as "yes;" <br />qualifications that were not mentioned in open-ended responses were coded as "no." <br />Civilian Oversight of the Police in Major Cities 65A-25 <br />