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Commission raises alarm over Early Intervention System after department says only six officers received interventions in 2015
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the San Francisco Police Commission pressed SFPD officials for more data and oversight of the Early Intervention System after the department said 384 members triggered alerts in 2015 but only six received interventions; commissioners and public speakers called for audits and a dedicated hearing.
San Francisco Police Commission, March 9 Sergeant Youngblood, who leads the department's Early Intervention System (EIS) office, told the commission that in 2015 the EIS produced alerts for 384 members but that only six of those were placed on an intervention track.
"For 2015, for the year of 2015, we had 384 members that were that triggered an alert. And of those, 6 members were put on intervention," Sergeant Youngblood said, citing the department's internal counts.
The statistic drew immediate concern from commissioners and members of the public. John Crew, a longtime commenter, told the panel, "Honestly, I was shocked to hear that the intervention rate was less than 2 percent," and urged that the commission review audit records and the underlying data.
Why it matters: the EIS is intended to identify at-risk behavior early…
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