#law-enforcement-accountability

#law-enforcement-accountability

AB 847 gives oversight commissions the same access to peace officer files currently held by prosecutors, grand juries and the state attorney general. While many oversight panels can subpoena documents and investigate misconduct complaints, requests for officer personnel files have routinely been denied by law enforcement agencies. Without that information, they say, it's difficult to identify patterns of misconduct, understand disciplinary history or recommend policy changes.

grant access to the confidential personnel records of peace officers and custodial officers ... to civilian law enforcement oversight boards or commissions during investigations