Pompano Beach, FL PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 15, 2017 |
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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. 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.
4. 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: Coleman-Wright, Veda
Good afternoon.
I wanted to confirm receipt of your request. Pompano Beach does not have its own police department. The city's law enforcement services are provided by the Broward Sheriff's Office.
My office will respond with any documents responsive to your request.
Regards,
Veda Coleman-Wright
Director
BSO Public Information Office
2601 West Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
(954) 831-8300
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Please note that Florida has a broad public records law and that all correspondence to me via email may be subject to disclosure.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Thank you very much. I look forward to your response.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Coleman-Wright, Veda
Good afternoon.
Your request has been reviewed and processed by Internal Affairs. Please see the attachments.
IA does not have the ability to run a report with the specifications you requested in questions number one and two. A copy of the division’s 2016 annual report is attached. Please review and let me know if the document will assist you with your research. If you find it helpful, I will find out how many years back those reports go.
In the attached chart showing the number of deputy-involved shootings, SRB stands for shooting review board.
Regards,
Veda Coleman-Wright
Director
BSO Public Information Office
2601 West Broward Boulevard
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33312
(954) 831-8300
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Please note that Florida has a broad public records law and that all correspondence to me via email may be subject to disclosure.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Coleman-Wright, Veda
Good morning.
I don’t understand your follow-up request. I responded to your public records request on August 24th. I’m resending my response. See below:
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