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Independent Citizens Advisory Board reports steady caseload; reviews professional standards findings
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Catalina Velarde, chair of Overland Park’s Independent Citizens Advisory Board regarding racial profiling and nonbiased policing, told the Public Safety Committee the volunteer board reviews about a dozen cases annually and usually affirms Professional Standards Unit findings but sometimes recommends counseling or further training.
Catalina Velarde, chair of the Independent Citizens Advisory Board regarding racial profiling and nonbiased policing, briefed the Public Safety Committee on the volunteer board’s role and caseload.
Velarde said the board is approaching its 20th anniversary and now has seven members. “We are the public’s eye into any citizen complaints that involve any India or tinge of potentially bias policing,” she said. The board meets quarterly; cases…
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