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Board to reclassify ‘backlog’ as case status; plans six‑month report breakouts
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Board members and staff said they will change public reporting language from “backlog” to more granular case-status categories and produce a six‑month report breaking cases into categories such as in-process with OPA, on hold with the district attorney, and under board review.
Community Review Board members said they will change how they categorize open matters so the public can see where cases stand in the sequence of investigations and reviews, rather than grouping many items under a single “backlog” label.
Board staff described work with the department director to reclassify cases into more specific statuses — for example, cases “in process” with the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA), cases on hold with the district attorney’s office, and cases under final board review. Staff said the revised language will appear in the monthly status report submitted with investigatory documents.
Staff offered example counts to illustrate the change: "we have 40 cases that are in process with OPA, we have 7 cases that are on hold with the district attorney's office, and then we have 5 cases that are under review," a board staff member said to illustrate the intended breakdown. Board members also endorsed a six‑month report that would flag any pending matters older than six months for additional scrutiny.
Board members said the change aims to make clear which delays are within the board’s control and which are driven by external investigatory steps, redactions or prosecutorial review.
