Police Officer - Domestic (intimate partner) Abuse policies (Sacramento Police Department)

Dear Beryl :

Thank you for contacting the Sacramento Police Department to obtain public records.

The Police Department received your Public Records Act request dated October 28, 2019 and has assigned the reference number R014125-102819 for tracking purposes.

Record(s) Requested: To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Materials related to incidents of domestic violence or intimate partner abuse committed both by members of this department and members of the public.

- All policies guiding law enforcement response to incidents of domestic violence, as well as all available reports and statistics regarding the number of related calls for this type of disturbance or crime for the period from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. If incidents of this sort are categorized under a particular type or incident type number, provision of the proper record keeping terminology would be appreciated.

- All policies, disciplinary procedures, reports, reporting requirements, or available statistics regarding the alleged or actual act of domestic violence (also known as intimate partner abuse) committed in any form by an employee or member of this law enforcement agency

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,

Beryl Lipton

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Public Records Reference # R014125-102819
Beryl Lipton:
The Sacramento Police Department has received your California Public Records Act request dated October 28, 2019 wherein you requested To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Materials related to incidents of domestic violence or intimate partner abuse committed both by members of this department and members of the public.

- All policies guiding law enforcement response to incidents of domestic violence, as well as all available reports and statistics regarding the number of related calls for this type of disturbance or crime for the period from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. If incidents of this sort are categorized under a particular type or incident type number, provision of the proper record keeping terminology would be appreciated.

- All policies, disciplinary procedures, reports, reporting requirements, or available statistics regarding the alleged or actual act of domestic violence (also known as intimate partner abuse) committed in any form by an employee or member of this law enforcement agency

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,

Beryl Lipton

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Thank you,
Sacramento Police Department
Government Affairs Unit
5770 Freeport Blvd., Suite 100
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Public Records Reference # R014125-102819
Beryl Lipton:
This letter is in response to your California Public Records Act request dated October 28, 2019 wherein you requested To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the California Public Records Act, I hereby request the following records:

Materials related to incidents of domestic violence or intimate partner abuse committed both by members of this department and members of the public.

- All policies guiding law enforcement response to incidents of domestic violence, as well as all available reports and statistics regarding the number of related calls for this type of disturbance or crime for the period from January 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. If incidents of this sort are categorized under a particular type or incident type number, provision of the proper record keeping terminology would be appreciated.

- All policies, disciplinary procedures, reports, reporting requirements, or available statistics regarding the alleged or actual act of domestic violence (also known as intimate partner abuse) committed in any form by an employee or member of this law enforcement agency

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,

Beryl Lipton

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The Sacramento Police Department has collected all documents that appear to be responsive to your request. The documents have been uploaded to the portal. You can log into the system at Sacramento Public Records Center. (https://u8387778.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=xSfKPyHO1-2F4Mny2NCLJVuqjCC4irQvPp-2FOhQW5d5xZj6v50WJIE0imVQUKua4xGD5dATUSh0uHV9oVRZa0mTG-2BFhxK5hd7ZKgQwe-2Ft9NcZzbfevfGrN1znGyLMa4yhBo_7gRroyZmN2cYE1zTjNgMNfaSP-2BJIakvjqUNOmQVIfB-2BtwLrJRVFkKRTHDIpi0kYU1Adr9StLYzZlFK0QzKEnjBPHBTZaYZKLA2qUS3R9IwnkdDvWKeQioDsSy-2B2kcqqDEUIhvjqObyeEXtz55z2mZtt0vO1H8lFWeAUMKs7ZHAyral0-2BDIAUgqG6HvyvKaro7-2Bhr51NxQpu-2BVB9D97aPQ-2BEja6IDGX7J112n9vBTR6XNiq0AKxNA39ts8cD-2FsjVcMWArH373xIvlk3-2BZPSPxcoHkjd-2BuMjJBJ1S-2BUfz-2BYYsfMvhMSIwJs07rXXUzAMezpJE1HlvAGfCjuXa-2FIVAMaYzNTPtrbq0dkxEs6JVB5QmPr7HEF4LhgzMC-2FQdcVypAGSUzMqu4wYdoEfadglOCXw-3D-3D)
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Please note that the records provided do not include records or portions of records that are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Government Code Section 6254 or other applicable law.  Without limiting other arguments against disclosure that may exist, the following records or portions of records were specifically exempted from disclosure: Police incident reports and other investigatory records (Government Code Section(s) 6254(f)) Records or information, the disclosure of which is exempted or prohibited pursuant to federal or state law (Cal. Gov. Code § 6254(k)); see also Cal. Gov. Code § 15150 et seq.) Thank you,
Sacramento Police Department
Government Affairs Unit
5770 Freeport Blvd., Suite 100
Sacramento, CA 95822

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