Post by Logan on Feb 1, 2016 20:30:19 GMT -6
The U.S. Justice Department promised an “exhaustive and transparent” review Monday of the San Francisco Police Department in the wake of the Mario Woods killing, focusing on possible use-of-force issues and racial disparities in how officers treat suspects.
Critics of the Police Department welcomed the review, even as some said it fell short of the civil rights investigation they called for after five officers shot Woods to death Dec. 2.
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services will work with police and city officials to look into the department, in particular focusing “on Police Department operational policies, training, practices, accountability practices pertaining to stops and searches, and use of force,” said Brian Stretch, the acting U.S. attorney in San Francisco.
The review will also look at whether police treat suspects and community members differently depending on their race or ethnicity, Stretch said.
Read more: www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Justice-Department-promises-exhaustive-6799415.php
Critics of the Police Department welcomed the review, even as some said it fell short of the civil rights investigation they called for after five officers shot Woods to death Dec. 2.
The Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services will work with police and city officials to look into the department, in particular focusing “on Police Department operational policies, training, practices, accountability practices pertaining to stops and searches, and use of force,” said Brian Stretch, the acting U.S. attorney in San Francisco.
The review will also look at whether police treat suspects and community members differently depending on their race or ethnicity, Stretch said.
Read more: www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Justice-Department-promises-exhaustive-6799415.php