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Police Department and Commission adopt new process to notify claimants, commission adds chief-review requirement
Summary
After extensive debate over the Marconi settlement and whether the department should investigate civil claims that do not result in OCC complaints, the commission adopted amended departmental procedures that require outreach to claimants and direct the chief to conduct a preliminary assessment when a claimant declines OCC review.
The San Francisco Police Commission on May 8 approved a package of departmental procedures intended to ensure civil claims and lawsuits alleging police misconduct are captured and reviewed by the department and the Office of Citizen Complaints (OCC). The proposed procedures task the department with assigning a litigation control number, mailing a notification letter (with OCC brochures in English, Spanish and Chinese), and following up by telephone. If the claimant does not receive…
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