Roseville, CA PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 22, 2017 |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), 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 annual number of officers involved in shootings in your department for the past 10 years? 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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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To Whom It May Concern:
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 22, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Roseville Police Department
I'm very sorry, but one of our City Hall communications team members just found your public records act request reminder from February 15 in his junk mailbox. The original request from August must have gotten diverted there as well. We'll get you a response as soon as possible.
On Aug. 22, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), 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 annual number of officers involved in shootings in your department for the past 10 years? 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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Dee Dee Gunther
Public Information Officer
Roseville Police Department
o: (916) 774-5015
c: (916) 257-1942
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From: Roseville Police Department
In response to your California Public Records Act Request:
The Roseville Police Department follows a citywide records retention schedule. Per the retention schedule citizen complaint files are purged after five years. We currently have citizen complaint records from 2013 to present.
Question #1 - Type of complaint / result 2013 - 2017
2013 -12 total citizen complaints:
• #1 – Illegal search / discourteous treatment – Exonerated
• #2 – Illegal search / discourteous treatment – Exonerated
• #3 – Exceed lawful peace officer powers – Unfounded
• #4 – Exceed lawful peace officer powers – Exonerated
• #5 – Discourteous treatment – Exonerated
• #6 – Exceed lawful peace officer powers – Exonerated
• #7 – Dishonesty – Exonerated
• #8 – Falsify report / excessive force – Exonerated
• #9 – Falsify report / excessive force – Exonerated
• #10 – Discourteous treatment / excessive force / failure to take reasonable action – Exonerated
• #11 – Illegal search / excessive force – Exonerated
• #12 – Exceed peace officer powers – Exonerated
2014 – 7 total citizen complaints:
• #1 – Exceed peace officer powers – Exonerated
• #2 – Anonymous allegation that an officer used illegal substance – Exonerated
• #3 – Exceed peace officer powers – Exonerated
• #4 – Racial profiling / discourteous treatment – Exonerated
• #5 – Illegal stop / excessive force – Exonerated
• #6 – Discourteous treatment / excessive force – Not Sustained
• #7 – Illegal search – Exonerated
2015 – 3 total citizen complaints:
• #1 – Discourteous treatment / discrimination – Exonerated
• #2 – Discourteous treatment / discrimination – Exonerated
• #3 – Violated rights – Unfounded
2016 – 3 total citizen complaints:
• #1 – Discourteous / disrespectful treatment – Exonerated
• #2 – Exceed peace officer powers – Exonerated
• #3 – Unwelcome solicitation of a personal relationship while on duty – Sustained
2017 – 4 total citizen complaints:
• #1 – Conduct unbecoming – Sustained
• #2 – Excessive force - Exonerated
• #3 – Failure to take a report – finding is pending
• #4 – Failure to take a report – finding is pending
Question #2 – Between 2013 and 2017 there were a total of 4 complaints police officers made against other officers in our department:
• Complaint #1 alleged discrimination and was Exonerated
• Complaint #2 alleged discourteous treatment / discrimination and was Sustained
• Complaint #3 alleged gender discrimination and was Sustained
• Complaint #4 alleged gender discrimination and there was No Finding due to subject officer retiring
Question #3 – The annual number of officer involved shootings from 2013 to present:
• 2013 = 1
• 2014 = 2
• 2015 = 0
• 2016 = 0
• 2017 = 0
• 2018 = 0
None of the officer involved shootings resulted in discipline.
Question #4 – None of the above information is published publicly except we are required each year to provide an annual report of citizens' complaints against peace officers to the California Department of Justice. That information is sent to the Criminal Justice Statistics Center, P.O. Box 903427, Sacramento, CA 94203-4270.
Gayle Smithson
Administrative Assistant to the Chief
Roseville Police Department
o: (916) 774-5013
f: (916) 774-5019
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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