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OCC reports 301 cases opened; urges transparency as staffing and budget increase
Summary
Joyce Hicks, director of the Office of Citizen Complaints, told the Police Commission the OCC opened 301 and closed 297 cases through Q2 2016, is investigating four fatal officer‑involved shootings, and will expand staffing after a nearly $2 million budget increase for FY2016–17.
Joyce Hicks, director of the Office of Citizen Complaints, told the San Francisco Police Commission on Sept. 14 that the OCC combined its first‑ and second‑quarter reports and is prioritizing transparency even as it handles an unusually large caseload.
"By the end of the second quarter, the OCC had opened 301 cases and closed 297," Hicks said, adding that the office was investigating four fatal officer‑involved shootings simultaneously — the largest number of fatal OIS cases the OCC has had at one time.
The OCC reported a sustained‑finding rate of about 10 percent and a mediation rate near 9 percent…
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