Lakeland, FL PD Citizen Complaints

Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer filed this request with the Lakeland Police Department of Lakeland, FL.
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:

We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.

1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.

Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).

2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.

Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).

3. What is the total number of calls for service your department received annually for the past 10 years? If your department logs calls for service in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.

4. How many officer-involved-shootings were there per year for the last 10 years in your department? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.

Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).

Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.

5. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.

Collecting this information is very important to our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.

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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer

From: Lakeland Police Department

Attached please find the response to your FOIL Request dated August 1, 2018, from the Town of SOMERS Police Department.

Any questions please do not hesitate to contact me.

Regards,

Patricia Kalba, RMC
Town Clerk

Town of Somers
335 Route 202
Somers, New York 10589

914-277-3323
914-277-3960 (fax)
pkalba@somersny.com<mailto:pkalba@somersny.com>

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From: Muckrock Staff

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:

We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.

1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.

Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).

2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.

Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).

3. What is the total number of calls for service your department received annually for the past 10 years? If your department logs calls for service in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.

4. How many officer-involved-shootings were there per year for the last 10 years in your department? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.

Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).

Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.

5. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.

Collecting this information is very important to our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.

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 would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer

From: Lakeland Police Department

Your request was received and acknowledged this date. The data you requested is on our web site at: https://www.lakelandgov.net/departments/lakeland-police-department/bureaus-divisions/administrative-bureau/office-of-professional-standards/ We only have data going back to 2010. Per Florida State Statue, if a record does not exist, we do not have to create it.

We have no separate logs or data base for that information. In addition, see below answers listed in red text.

Gary Gross

From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer

Gary,

Thank you for the info. However, I don't see any text below your name or anything in read. Can you please send me the info as an attachment to this email?

Respectfully,

-Alex Cartwright

From: Lakeland Police Department

Per your request and this is the second response for this request.

Gary Gross

Your request was received and acknowledged this date. The data you requested is on our web site at: https://www.lakelandgov.net/departments/lakeland-police-department/bureaus-divisions/administrative-bureau/office-of-professional-standards/ We only have data going back to 2010. Per Florida State Statue, if a record does not exist, we do not have to create it.

We have no separate logs or data base for that information. In addition, see below answers listed in red text.

Gary Gross

From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer


I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/13/17

Thank you very much for providing the information we requested.

Can you please provide the Office of Professional Standards Annual Reports for 2000- 2015? We already have 2016/2017.

Respectfully, -Alex Cartwright

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