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1993 SJPD First Quarterly Report
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I.       BACKGROUND ................................................................................................1
 
II.      CURRENT INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROCESS ..................................................1
 
III.     RESPONSE TO THE INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR'S RECOMMENDATION
A.     DEFINING PROCEDURAL COMPLAINTS ...........................................4
                   1.      Police Department Response .............................................................5
                  a.      Misconduct Complaints .............................................................6
                            b.      Procedure Complaints ...............................................................7
                  c.      Informal Complaints ..................................................................7
                            d.      Policy Complaints .....................................................................8
                  e.      Citizen Follow-up ......................................................................9
 
B.     AUDITING PROCEDURAL COMPLAINTS ...........................................9
                  1.      Police Department Response ............................................................10
 
          C.      INTERVENTION COUNSELING & PROCEDURAL COMPLAINTS
        1.      Police Department Response .............................................................10
 
          D.      POTENTIAL BIAS WITHIN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS UNIT ........11
         1.      Police Department Response ............................................................11
 
          E.      OBJECTIVITY OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROCESS .................11
         1.      Police Department Response ............................................................12
IV.     CONCLUSION ................................................................................................12

V.      TIME LINE ........................................................................................................12

APPENDIX A-1:  FLOW CHART FOR CURRENT COMPLAINT PROCESS ......13
APPENDIX A-2:  FLOW CHART FOR NEW COMPLAINT PROCESS ...............14
APPENDIX A-3:  SUMMARY OF COMPLAINT FORM .......................................17
APPENDIX A-4:  CITIZEN COMPLAINT FACE SHEET FORM ...........................18
APPENDIX A-5:  CITIZEN COMPLAINT CLOSING LETTER .............................19

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