#internal-affairs

#internal-affairs

The San Jose Police Department initially expelled internal affairs investigators from police shooting scenes but reversed the decision, restoring the decades-long practice following a contentious dispute with the city's Office of the Independent Police Auditor.

"If you are still conducting active investigations and interviews in the 10th or 11th month, witnesses or subject officers may have trouble recollecting what happened. If the case is open for almost a year, it doesn't give complaining witnesses a lot of confidence that they're complaint is being taken seriously."

Adam Kadyrov, just 17, has been appointed to oversee Chechnya's internal affairs ministry, a significant role in managing police, counterterrorism, and local security.