2013 IPA Year End Report Year 2013 IPA 2013 IPA Year End Report Published by the Office of the Independent Police Auditor 75 East Santa Clara Street, Suite P-93 San José, California 95113 Tel: 408.794.6226 TTY: 408.294.9337 Fax: 408.977.1053 www.sanjoseca.gov/ipa Email: [email protected] Office of the Independent Police Auditor Office of the Independent Police Office of the Independent Police Auditor City of San José San José Mayor & City Council Mayor Chuck Reed 408-535-4800 [email protected] Pete Constant Pierluigi Oliverio The IPA logo incorporates one of the most recognized legal symbols, Lady Justice. Lady Justice is blindfolded signifying District 1 District 6 impartiality. The IPA logo depicts the scales of justice with 408-535-4901 408-535-4906 a badge symbolizing the SJPD on one side and an image [email protected] [email protected] symbolizing the people of San José on the other. 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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.) 2013 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 of 2013 ................................................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2. A Look Back at Civilian Oversight in the City of San José ....................................................... 10 Chapter 3. Community Outreach ......................................................................................................................... 17 I. A New Approach to Outreach ............................................................................................................................ 17 II. General Outreach Overview ............................................................................................................................. 18 III. Outreach Targeted to Particular Populations ................................................................................................ 20 IV. Media ................................................................................................................................................................. 21 V. IPA Publications ................................................................................................................................................. 22 VI. IPA Website & Facebook Page ......................................................................................................................... 22 VII. Independent Police Auditor Advisory Council ............................................................................................... 23 VIII. Volunteer Contributions ................................................................................................................................ 23 IX. Outreach by City Council District ................................................................................................................... 23 X. Public Contacts: Purposes and Referral Sources ............................................................................................. 24 Chapter 4. The Complaint Process From Intake To Audit ............................................................................. 28 I. Step One: Intake ................................................................................................................................................. 28 II. Step Two: Classification .................................................................................................................................... 30 III. Step Three: Investigation ................................................................................................................................ 33 IV. Step Four: Findings Made By Internal Affairs ............................................................................................... 33 V. Step Five: IPA Audit........................................................................................................................................... 35 VI. Officer Discipline, Complaint Rates and Experience Levels .......................................................................... 37 The IPA-SJPD Mediation Program ..................................................................................................................... 40 Chapter 5. Use of Force ..................................................................................................................................... 41 I. Force Complaints and Allegations ..................................................................................................................... 41 II. Force Complaints Closed and Audited in 2013 ................................................................................................ 43 III. Force Complaints Demographics .................................................................................................................... 44 IV. Data Tracked from Force Complaints .............................................................................................................. 46 V. Officer-Involved Shootings and In-Custody Fatal Incidents ............................................................................ 50 Chapter 6. Sustained Cases in 2012 and 2013 ................................................................................................... 55 Sustained Allegations in Complaints Closed in 2012 and 2013 ....................................................................