Salt Lake City, UT PD Citizen Complaints
| Tracking # |
P040425-120817 |
| Submitted | Aug. 17, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to Utah’s Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), 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 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
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I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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 Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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 GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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 GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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 GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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 GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 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: Salt Lake City Police Department
All FOIA requests need to be directed to file electronically at SLCPD.com/grama
From: Salt Lake City Police Department
Dear Alexander Cartwright ,
Thank you for registering with the Salt Lake City Corporation
Public Records Center. Below you will find your login and password information. Please log in to the Public Records Center to update any contact or password information and to track the progress of your request. (http://www.slcgov.com/recorder/recorders-office-public-records-system)
Login: requests@muckrock.com
Password: Freethedocs.1
Salt Lake City Corporation
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From: Salt Lake City Police Department
Dear Alexander:
Your Request for Records has been received and will be processed in accordance with the requirements of the Government Records Access Management Act (GRAMA), 63G-2, Utah Code Annotated. It is not necessary to submit this request to multiple City Departments; staff will coordinate compilation internally.
Your request was received in this office on 12/8/2017 and given the reference number P040425-120817 for tracking purposes.
Record Requested: To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to Utah’s Government Records Access and Management Act (“GRAMA”), 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 business days, as the statute requires.Sincerely,Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Reason for Request: Research
Case Number:
Names and Dates of Birth of People Involved in Case:
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Salt Lake City Corporation
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From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #P040425-120817.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Salt Lake City Police Department
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Dear Mr. Carwright,
SLCPD has reviewed and compiled the information you requested. The documents will be made available upon payment for the records. The cost for this request is $22.00 for the staff time to retrieve, review and compile the information (See Utah Code 63G-2-203(2)). You will be invoiced electronically and can make a payment online with a debit or credit card. Once payment has been made, the recording will be sent to you electronically. You will have 10 days to make payment for this request. If payment has not been made in that time, the request will be withdrawn. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Service Desk at the Salt Lake City Police Department at 801-799-3101.
Sincerely,
Candee Allred
SLCPD
From: Salt Lake City Police Department
Dear Alexander Cartwright ,
A GRAMA request you submitted to the Salt Lake City Police Department requires a payment of $22.00.
Please visit the
Salt Lake City GRAMA Online Payment Portal to pay online. (https://dotnet.slcgov.com/general/gramawebpayment/?refnum=P006501-010418)
Enter P006501-010418 in the payment reference number field on that page.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #P040425-120817.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $22.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following GRAMA request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #P040425-120817.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Salt Lake City Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Salt Lake City Police Department
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Dear Mr. Cartwright, SLCPD has received your payment and completed your request. SLCPD responds as follows: 1. Please find the information you requested regarding citizen complaints from 2007-2017 in the records attached to this request. You may retrieve the records in the Public Record Center by going to http://www.slcgov.com/recorder/recorders-office-public-records-system under the "View My Request" tab. From there you will log in and find your request. Once you have logged in, the records will be hyperlinked in the Attachments section towards the bottom of the page. (http://www.slcgov.com/recorder/recorders-office-public-records-system) 2. Regarding the number of peer made complaints, SLCPD does not have that specific information. Every complaint regardless of whether it comes from a citizen or a peer is entered into the system by an officer in the Internal Affairs department, thus showing an officer initiated the action. In order to obtain the information you are seeking, you would need to narrow your search to specific offenses such as Use of Force or Conduct Unbecoming. Depending on the records for a given year, staff may be able to review a specific offense for any complaints coming from another officer. 3. The list of officer involved shooting for the past 10 years is attached to the request. It is contained in the first two pages in the file entitled “2011 to 2017 Discipline Summaries”. 4. None of the attached information is published publically. However, you may obtain additional information from the Salt Lake City Civilian Review Board as to officer involved incidents. You may access that information at http://www.slcgov.com/bc/boards-and-commissions-police-civilian-review-board . (http://www.slcgov.com/bc/boards-and-commissions-police-civilian-review-board) If you have any questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact me. Sincerely, Candee Allred SLCPD
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