ID sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Cassia County Sheriff's Office)
| Multi Request | ID sheriff data collection (2017-2022) |
| Submitted | March 14, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Idaho Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents from 2017-2022, separated by year. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and type of force, from 2017-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Idaho Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Cassia County Sheriff's Office
March 20,2024
Good Morning,
For future requests please refer to records@cassia.gov as I was out of the
office for a few days and nobody saw your email until today.
On the website below , you can find some of what you are requesting as they
are submitted to the state by us for NIBRS purposes .
isp.idaho.gov ( under the crime statistics tab)
It is a website that the state of Idaho uses to let the public know crime
statistics in their area.
I have submitted your request to our City Administrator and Sheriff to
review the rest of your request and will be reaching out to you soon.
Have a good day.
From: Cassia County Sheriff's Office
Good Afternoon Samuel,
We are currently working on your request , but we would like a better
definition of use of force. I know that for NIBRS purposes our definition
is different than our policing definition.
Hope to hear from you soon.
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, I'm referring to the use of force definition used by the sheriff's office, covering all use of force incidents reported by deputies regardless of whether they led to injury or death. This is usually broader than the NIBRS definition, which focuses on deadly force, shootings and serious injuries.
-Sam
From: Cassia County Sheriff's Office
After speaking with our officers, they tell me that use of force can be
verbal or physical. For example them telling a person a command can be use
of force ,but having to apprehend can also be use of force. I just would
like more clarification , so my search for records can be narrowed down a
little bit.
Are you wanting physical use of force ? It will take us awhile to go
through every report for six years , if we can’t get a little bit more
clarification.
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
Hi, I'm looking for physical force only, not cases where verbal commands were the only action taken.
-Sam
From: Cassia County Sheriff's Office
Good Afternoon,
Attached is the response for your records requests.
If you any question feel free to respond to records@cassia.gov
Have a good day.
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