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Oakland City Council Closes Internal Affairs to the Public!
On Thursday, June 30, the Oakland City Council decided to close Internal Affairs to residents' complaints against police, and consolidate the intake of those complaints at the Citizens' Police Review Board (CPRB) in fiscal year 2012-2013. This is a decisive victory for PUEBLO as it marks the culmination of a five year campaign that emanated from its 2005 Survey of Oakland Residents' Experiences with Police and the Filing of Complaints. That study showed that 54% of Oakland residents didn't know that Oakland had a civilian oversight agency, and that only 1 in 10 residents who were dissatisfied with their encounter with Oakland police had filed a complaint.
On Thursday, June 30, the Oakland City Council decided to close Internal Affairs to residents' complaints against police, and consolidate the intake of those complaints at the Citizens' Police Review Board (CPRB) in fiscal year 2012-2013. This is a decisive victory for PUEBLO as it marks the culmination of a five year campaign that emanated from its 2005 Survey of Oakland Residents' Experiences with Police and the Filing of Complaints. That study showed that 54% of Oakland residents didn't know that Oakland had a civilian oversight agency, and that only 1 in 10 residents who were dissatisfied with their encounter with Oakland police had filed a complaint.
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