I. INTRODUCTION
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II. STATISTICAL DATA
......................................................................................3
A. METHODOLOGY
..................................................................................3
B. THIRD
QUARTER STATISTICS ............................................................3
C. CITIZEN INITIATED FORMAL COMPLAINTS
..................................6
D.
DEPARTMENT INITIATED FORMAL COMPLAINTS ........................8
III. AUDIT OF INFORMAL COMPLAINTS
........................................................9
IV. AUDIT OF PROCEDURAL COMPLAINTS
.................................................13
V. ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
..........................................................15
A. LENGTH OF TIME TO COMPLETE INVESTIGATION
......................15
B.
OBSERVATION POLICY
......................................................................21
C. ISSUES WITH PUBLIC INTOXICATION
............................................24
VI. PENDING ISSUES FROM SECOND QUARTER
..........................................31
A. HANDCUFFS
.........................................................................................31
B. GANG STEREOTYPE
.............................................................................31
C. ATTITUDE ARRESTS FOR BEING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF
DRUGS
..................................................................................................31
D. UNLAWFUL HOME ENTRIES UNDER THE GUISE OF
"WELFARE CHECK"
............................................................................31
E. ATTITUDE ARRESTS FOR RESISTING/DELAYING/OBSTRUCTING
AN OFFICER
..........................................................................................32
VII. NEEDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE AUDITOR ..33
A. PREPARATION OF QUARTERLY REPORT
.......................................33
B. FACILITATION OF POLICE GENERATED INFORMATION ...........33
C. FUNDS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN DATABASE AND TO
PUBLISH THE TRILINGUAL BROCHURE
.........................................34
D. AMENDMENTS AND FINALIZATION OF POLICIES AND
PROCEDURES OF THE INDEPENDENT POLICE
AUDITOR ...........35
VIII. CONCLUSIONS
..........................................................................................37
APPENDIX A-1: CHART OF TOTAL FORMAL MISCONDUCT CASES ...........39
CHART OF TOTAL FORMAL MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS
APPENDIX A-2: CHART OF TOTAL CASES AUDITED .....................................41
APPENDIX A-3: MISCONDUCT ALLEGATIONS
...............................................42
APPENDIX A-4: DEFINITIONS OF FINDINGS
...................................................43
APPENDIX A-5: RIGHTS OF ONLOOKERS
........................................................44
APPENDIX A-6: SAN FRANCISCO GUIDELINES FOR DRUNK IN PUBLIC ..47
