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Commission pushes for transparency on unit orders and department bulletins after OCC raises concerns
Summary
Commissioners asked the SFPD to present how unit orders and department bulletins are produced and to flag those that alter Department General Orders (DGOs) after the Office of Citizen Complaints said it does not receive unit orders and has seen them used to justify departures from DGOs.
At the Aug. 26 meeting, the San Francisco Police Commission pressed the Police Department to explain how unit orders and department bulletins are drafted, approved and tracked, and asked the department to notify the commission when a bulletin or unit order affects a Department General Order (DGO).
The Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC), represented by Director Joyce Hicks, told commissioners…
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