Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review & Outreach (IOLERO) FISCAL YEAR 2016-17 Annual Report Jerry Threet, Director August 21, 2017 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction ................................................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2: Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................4 I. Audits of Administrative Investigations .................................................................................................................................. II. Policy Reviews and Recommendations ...................................................................................................................................5 5 III. Community Outreach and Engagement ..................................................................................................................................6 IV. IOLERO’s Community Advisory Council .................................................................................................................................6 V. Looking Toward the Future .......................................................................................................................................................... Chapter 3: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office ....................................................................................................87 .......................................................................................................................................................8 II. ..............................................................................................................................................................8 I. History of the Sheriff’s Office III. ....................................................................................................8 Mission of Sheriff’s Office ................................................................................................9 Organization, Staffing, & Budget of the Sheriff’s Office ChapterIV. Demographic Make-up of the Sheriff’s Office Workforce 4: Creation, Establishment, Mission and Operating Philosophy of IOLERO ............................ 15 I. Creation of IOLERO ....................................................................................................................................................................... 15 ................................................................................................................................................................... 15 .......................................................................... 16 II. Missions of the Office .......................................... a. Independent Civilian Audit of Sheriff’s Office Investigations c. Engaging the Community to Rebuild Trust and Improve Relationships ..................................................... 17 b. Reviewing Policy and Recommending Changes to Reflect Community Input 17 d. The Overarching Role of IOLERO and its CAC in These Missions ................................................................... 18 .................................................................................. 19 a. IOLERO’s First Year of Operation ................................................................................................................................. 19 III. Organization, Staffing, Budget, and Establishment of IOLERO b. Start-up Tasks ....................................................................................................................................................................... 19 c. Public Complaint Intake System ................................................................................................................................... 20 d. Protocols and Procedures for IOLERO Audits of Investigations ..................................................................... 21 e. Community Outreach and Education ......................................................................................................................... 22 f. Data Tracking, Review, and Analysis ........................................................................................................................... 23 g. Mediation Program ............................................................................................................................................................ 24 h. Community Engagement Program .............................................................................................................................. 24 i. Contract Administration .................................................................................................................................................. 25 Chapter 5: Overview of the Complaint Process .................................................................................................. 27 I. Step One: Complaint Intake ....................................................................................................................................................... 29 ...................................................................................................................... 29 III. Step Three: The Department Makes Findings ................................................................................................................... 29 II. Step Two: The Sheriff’s Office Investigation IV. Step Four: IOLERO Audits the Investigation ...................................................................................................................... 30 V. Step Five: Notice to Complainants .......................................................................................................................................... 30 ............................................................................................................................ 30 VII. Annual Reporting ........................................................................................................................................................................... 30 VI. Sheriff’s Office Generated Investigations Chapter 6. Complaint and Audit Data and Trends ............................................................................................ 32 I. Overview of Complaint, Investigation, and Audit Data.................................................................................................. 32 a. Data on All Investigations Audited by IOLERO ....................................................................................................... 32 ...................................................................................................................... 37 b. Data on Complaints filed with IOLERO audited by IOLERO)............................................................................................................................................................ 37 c. Data on All Sheriff’s Office Internal Affairs and Complaint Investigations (including those not II. Use of Force Investigations and Audits ................................................................................................................................ 38 ................................................................................................................... 38 ........................................................................................................................... 39 a. Basis for IOLERO Audits of Use of Force c. IOLERO Audits of Use of Force Investigations ........................................................................................................ 39 b. Sheriff’s Office Use of Force Policies ..................................................................................................... 40 III. Fatal Incidents, Including Deputy-Involved Shootings .................................................................................................. 41 d. Sheriff’s Office Historical Data on Use of Force .......................................................................................................................... 42 V. Constitutional Violation Investigations and Audits ........................................................................................................ 43 IV. Biased Policing Investigations and Audits VI. Other Types of Investigations and Audits ........................................................................................................................... 43 Chapter 7. IOLERO Community Outreach ............................................................................................................ 45 .................................................................................................................................. 45 II. Outreach Targeted to Disadvantaged Communities ....................................................................................................... 47 I. Overview of General Outreach efforts III. IOLERO’s Community Advisory Council .............................................................................................................................. 47 .................................................................................................................. 48 V. IOLERO’s Media Coverage .........................................................................................................................................................