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Board hears update on SFPD DOJ recommendations and continues Committee of the Whole
Summary
At a Committee of the Whole, Chief William Scott updated supervisors on progress implementing the 2016 Department of Justice collaborative reform recommendations and work with the California Department of Justice. The board continued the item for further review and scheduled a follow‑up meeting for Jan. 25, 2022.
The Board of Supervisors convened as a Committee of the Whole on May 25 for a detailed status update on the collaborative reform initiative for the San Francisco Police Department that began with a 2016 U.S. Department of Justice assessment. Chief William Scott and senior SFPD staff presented progress on the department’s implementation of the DOJ‑related recommendations and the subsequent oversight by the California Department of Justice.
Chief Scott summarized organizational reforms, personnel and recruiting changes, training expansions (including crisis intervention and bias training), and policy revisions. He said the department had submitted 253 of 272 recommendations established by the DOJ and that 183 of those had been found in substantial compliance by the California…
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