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CPRC members debate case‑review workflow as CJIS access and turnover slow reviews
Summary
Commissioners debated the CPRC’s case‑review workflow after months of implementation, focusing on CJIS access, CBI prerequisites, secure computer needs, and a three‑reviewer requirement that members say hampers timely recommendations. Commissioners proposed priority reviewer teams, documentation of best practices, and a permanent agenda item for case presentations.
Commissioner Laura Franco led a detailed exchange on March 20 about barriers to the commission’s case‑review process, noting recurring technical and staffing issues that slow recommendations to the Austin Police Department and APO.
Franco said the working‑group workflow adopted in mid‑2025 is intended to distribute review work across three rotating groups, but in practice turnover, incomplete CJIS/CJBI access and large file volumes have created bottlenecks. "We have all this long process because we're not every single one of us that will make…
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