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July l2, lUO
'l'HE HONORABLE CITY OOONCIL
Palo Alto, californIa
Citl,en ComplAint SummAry -Segond Quart@r 1990
Member. of the Council:
Thl. i. &""'1 informational report and no council action is
requIred.
Section 832.7 of the California Penal Code authorizes the release
of data reqarding the number, type or disposition of complaints
(sustained, not sustained, exonerated* or unfounded) made against
pollee depa.rtm~nt personnel if that inforllat:ion Is in a form
which does not identify the individ·uals involved. On Novem-
ber 20* 1989* Council directed the Police oepar~ent to prepare
quarterly citizen complaint summaries. Tbe following report is
iSSUed in conformance with the above provisions and is is. summary
of all citizens' complaints received and investiqated by the Palo
Alto PolIce Department during the second quarter of 1990.
A total of 19 complaints were received during this time period
(April -June, 1990j. Fourteen of these investiqations have been
concluded, the dispositions of the ramaininq five complaints will
be included" in nert quarter'. report. A total of 21 dispositions
were deterained dur ing the second quarter. seven of which were
from complaints received durinq the first quarter.
As a .atter of routine* staft attempts to identify other associ
ated issues that may not have been Incloded in the initial com
plaint. Official corrective action (discipline* traininq, policy
review) occurred in all situations wbere a complaint was deemed
sustained. A complaint is -sustained-when an investiqation
dIscloses sufficient evidence to clearly prove the alleqations
made. Absent such evldence* a complaint say be deemed -not sus
taIned.-other categories of disposItions include: ·unfounded,
when it can be demonstrated that the alleqed actions did no~
occur, and -exonerated*-when the acts were consistent wIth
department policies and procedures
ReS~~~~:~itted'
CHRlSTOPHER T. ~IJf
Police Chief
Attaclu;.ents
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UNPQUNPEP piSPOSmON$
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()'EAR TO DATE
EXONERATEP PISPOS(IJONS
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YEAR TO DATE
NOT SUSTAINEP DISPOSITIONS
THIS QUARTER
YEAR TO PATE
OSUSTAINEP PISPOSITIONS
THIS QUARTER
YEAR TO DATE
TQTAL THIS QUARTER
TOTAL YEAD TO DATE
DisposmONS 01' '990 CITIZEN COMPLAINIS
(SECOND QUARTER)
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POUCY / DEMEANOR/ UNNECESSARY
PROCEPURE" SERVICE COURTESY MISCQNPUCT PORCE XOJ'AL
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During the 1800nel qUIl'IIII', 5 complalnte were Iultllned. COrrective IOIIon Inclueled CCUIIHIlng .nelaelmonlahment.
>Thea. complalnta Involve eI.parlm.nt pOlicy .nd ptooadur. only; no ... oelated employ"" mlacon(luOl InvolVIICI.
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DEFINITIONS OF COMPLAINTS BY CATEGORY
Otpartmtnl PoDcy Ind !>roctdllralNo EmplOyee Mlscondyc! • CompIalnls
that address the departmtnl'. poIIclea Ind p<ocedur .. In general, not
employ" mlsconduc:l Examples lncIucfe disagreement over speed Omits,
parking 11nes, Iraffle laws, etc,
Sery!ce • CompIalnls that addlll88 the tanure 01' 8R employee 10 perIOrn1 •
required 181Y1Ce, Examples InClude tanure to return • phone can, 'oRow
up on an Invaatlgallon, respond 10 • can, etc.
OemeanorlCou!tesy • Complaints that address dlsCOUl18sy by an
employee.
4. MIIqOO<Iuet • Complalnls thai addl ... vIoIallons 01' 6epartmant rules or
policies beyond cIIsCOurtesy. Examples lnckKfe abuM 01' autnorlly and
aIgnI1Icant p<oc:ecIural etJ'OI"S.
5. Uooacessary FOfCI • Complaints that addreaa 1118 use 01' UM_ary
force upon • citizen cIuring the course 01' an arrest or perIOrn1ance 01'
CluUes •
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