2012 IPA Year End Report Issued April 2013 by Judge LaDoris H. Cordell (Ret.) Independent Police Auditor and Staff 2012 Year End Report 1 Independent Police Auditor & Staff Judge LaDoris H. Cordell (Ret.) Independent Police Auditor Shivaun Nurre Assistant IPA Vivian Do Diane Doolan Diaz IPA Senior Analyst IPA Senior Analyst Jessica Flores Erin O’Neill Office Specialist IPA Analyst II 2 Office of the Independent Police Auditor The Office of the Independent Police Auditor The Office of the Independent Police Auditor Creation of the Office of the Mission of the Office of the Independent Police Auditor Independent Police Auditor The Office of the Independent Police Auditor was The mission of the Office of the Independent Police established by the San José City Council in 1993 Auditor is four-fold: (1) to provide independent with the enactment of a city ordinance codified oversight of and instill confidence in the complaint in the San José Municipal Code. Thereafter, on process through objective review of police November 6, 1996, the voters of San José amended misconduct investigations; (2) to conduct outreach to the City Charter to establish the Office of the the San José community; (3) to propose thoughtful Independent Police Auditor as a permanent arm policy recommendations to the City Council; and (4) of city government. (Please see Appendix A for to strengthen the relationship between the San José Municipal Code section 8.04.010 and City Charter Police Department and the community it serves. section 809.) Independence of the Police Auditor In the seventeen years that the IPA office has Pursuant to San José Municipal Code section existed, there have been four Independent Police 8.04.020, the Independent Police Auditor shall, at Auditors: Teresa Guerrero-Daley (1994-2005); all times, be totally independent such that requests Barbara J. Attard (2005-2008); Shivaun Nurre, for further investigations, recommendations and Interim IPA (2009-2010); and Judge LaDoris H. reports shall reflect the views of the Independent Cordell (Ret.), the current IPA, appointed in April Police Auditor alone. No person shall attempt to 2010. undermine the independence of the Police Auditor in the performance of the duties and responsibilities set forth in San José Municipal Code section 8.04.020. (Please see Appendix A for Municipal Code section 8.04.020.) 2012 Year End Report 3 City of San José Organizational Chart Residents of San José Mayor and City Council City City City City Independent Attorney’s Auditor’s Clerk’s Manager’s Police Auditor’s Office Office Office Office Office City Departments, including the Police Department 4 Office of the Independent Police Auditor Table of Contents Table of Contents Creation of the IPA Office ........................................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter 1. Overview ................................................................................................................................................ 7 The IPA-SJPD Mediation Program ....................................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2. The Complaint Process From Intake To Audit ............................................................................. 14 I. Step One: Intake ................................................................................................................................................. 14 II. Step Two: Classification .................................................................................................................................... 17 III. Step Three: Investigation ................................................................................................................................ 20 IV. Step Four: Findings Made By Internal Affairs ............................................................................................... 20 V. Step Five: IPA Audit........................................................................................................................................... 22 VI. Officer Discipline, Complaint Rates and Experience Levels .......................................................................... 24 Chapter 3. Use of Force .......................................................................................................................................... 27 I. Force Cases and Allegations ............................................................................................................................... 27 II. Force Cases Demographics ............................................................................................................................... 28 III. Force Cases Closed and Audited in 2012 ........................................................................................................ 30 IV. Data Tracked from Force Cases ....................................................................................................................... 31 V. Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Fatal Incidents ............................................................................ 35 Chapter 4. IPA Audits in 2012 – A Focus on Transparency ............................................................................ 39 I. Overview .............................................................................................................................................................. 39 II. Audit Summaries ............................................................................................................................................... 40 A. 2012 IPA Audits: Agreed On First Review .................................................................................................. 40 B. 2012 IPA Audits: Agreed After Further ....................................................................................................... 48 C. 2012 IPA Audits: Closed With Concerns ...................................................................................................... 60 D. 2012 IPA Audits: Disagreed ......................................................................................................................... 68 Chapter 5. Community Outreach ......................................................................................................................... 76 I. Overview .............................................................................................................................................................. 76 II. Outreach Targeted to Particular Populations .................................................................................................. 78 III. IPA Flyer Mailed City-Wide ............................................................................................................................ 81 IV. IPA Publications ............................................................................................................................................... 82 V. Media .................................................................................................................................................................. 82 VI. IPA Website & Facebook Page ......................................................................................................................... 83 VII. Independent Police Auditor Advisory Council ............................................................................................... 83 VIII. Outreach by City Council District ................................................................................................................ 84 2012 Year End Report 5 Chapter 6. IPA Recommendations ....................................................................................................................... 85 I. 2012 IPA Recommendations ............................................................................................................................... 85 II. IPA’s 2011 Recommendations: An Update on Implementation ....................................................................... 89 Chapter 7. Still Thinking Outside the Box ........................................................................................................ 98 Frequently Asked Questions about the IPA Office ........................................................................................ 101 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................... 104 Appendices .............................................................................................................................................................. 107 A. San José Municipal Code Chapter 8.04 and San José City Charter §8.09 ................................................... 107 B. California Penal Code §832.5 and §832.7 ....................................................................................................... 110 C. IPA Statement of Values .................................................................................................................................. 112 D. IPA No-Gift Policy ............................................................................................................................................ 113 E. The Complaint Process Flow Chart ...............................................................................................................