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POST presents data on complaints: staff say bulk are not classified as serious misconduct
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting the Peace Officers Standing Accountability Advisory Board received a statistical briefing from POST staff showing more than 31,000 agency misconduct reports and a marked increase in public complaints, but staff said most reports do not meet the statutory serious‑misconduct threshold.
Good morning. The Peace Officers Standing Accountability Advisory Board received an overview of statewide complaint and intake data at its January 16 hearing, where staff described the volume and status of reports received since the board began operations.
POST assistant executive director Anne Marie Del Munoz introduced the data briefing and turned it over to Bureau Chief Christine Ford, who told the board the Division had received "over 31,000 agency misconduct reports" affecting "over 18,000 law enforcement officers" and that the state has "over 82,000 officers." Ford said roughly half of the agency reports come from retroactive or "look‑back" cases and described a growing number of…
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