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Press Statement from the Police Accountability Board Alliance (Sept. 17, 2018)

Submitted by R-IMC on Tue, 2018-09-25 11:49

The Police Accountability Board Alliance made the statement below on September 17, 2018 after reviewing the draft ordinance released by Rochester City Council:

Rochester City Council shared a draft of legislation for a Rochester Police Accountability Board with the Alliance recently. However, City Council’s draft fails to establish the five essential pillars of accountability that the Alliance has been demanding. The five essential pillars for an effective Police Accountability Board are:

The Spoils of FOIL

Submitted by David Roth, Esq. (Roth & Roth, LLP) & Robert Freeman (Executive Director, State of New York Committee for Open Government) on Mon, 2018-05-14 11:57

A guide to Freedom Of Information Law (FOIL) requests in New York State.

Guantanamo Remains a Global Symbol of Injustice

Submitted by George Cassidy Payne on Fri, 2018-01-12 14:49

RECOMMENDED CITY OF ROCHESTER ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY BOARD (revised and updated, Oct. 2017)

Submitted by PABOC Ordinance Revision Committee on Sat, 2017-12-09 08:42

The Ordinance Revision Committee of the Police Accountability Board Organizing Committe spent the month of October in 2017 revising and strengthening the ordinance found in the second half of the report "The Case for an Independent Police Accountability System: Transforming the Civilian Review Process in Rochester, New York" co-authored by Barbara Lacker-Ware and Theodore Forsyth. The ordinance below should be replace the ordinance in the February 2017 report.

Rochester Police Department Uniformed Officers Demographic Information

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:24

Rochester Police Department Uniformed Officers Demographic Information

Charted Demographic Information:

Rochester Police Department Demographic Information, 2015 (original data in article)

Rochester Police Demographic Information, August 2013

Rochester Police Department Demographic Information, August 2012

Collective Bargaining Agreements between the City and the Police Union

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:22

Collective Bargaining Agreements between the City and the Police Union:

Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2013 - 2016

Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 2008 - 2013

Agreement between the City of Rochester and the Rochester Police Locust Club, 1999 - 2001

Force Science Institute Documentation

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Tue, 2017-12-05 12:20

Force Science Institute Documentation

POLICE UNION CONTRACT "WAITING PERIODS" FOR MISCONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS NOT SUPPORTED BY SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE (July 2015)

From Warriors to Guardians: Recommitting American Police Culture to Democratic Ideals (2015)

Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002)

Police Oversight in Rochester: An Examination of Outcomes and Other Models (September 2017)

Submitted by Center for Governmental Research on Sun, 2017-12-03 07:18

 

Police Oversight in Rochester

An Examination of Outcomes and Other Models September, 2017

From the "Summary:"

 

CBC News: Canada warned about controversial police shooting expert (2013)

Submitted by Rochester Indymedia on Fri, 2017-11-03 06:21

From the article Canada warned about controversial police shooting expert (2013):

Canadian authorities are being warned about a controversial U.S.-based "police psychologist" who critics say provides advocacy testimony for officers accused of wrongful shootings.

Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002)

Submitted by Bill Lewinski on Fri, 2017-11-03 06:16

First parargraph from Biomechanics of Lethal Force Encounters - Officer Movements (2002):

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