Santa Ana, CA PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 17, 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
From: Alcala, Abigail
= RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT =
We are in receipt of your Public Records Request. Your request will be processed in compliance with the Public Records Act (California Gov. Code §6250 et seq.).
The Clerk’s Office will forward to appropriate department for processing and will contact you within 10 calendar days from the date the request is received.
Clerk of the Council Office,
City of Santa Ana
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Thank you for the update. I look forward to hearing from you.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Gonzalez, Jose
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Dirmeyer,
Please see the attached extension request. The city intends to respond but the information you seek is not readily available so I need a few more days so mine the information. Feel free to call me if you have questions. Also, please respond so I know you received the extension. I will also send the attached letter via USPS.
Respectfully,
Commander Jose Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Executive Officer
Professional Standards
714-245-8014 - Office
714-231-5330 - Cell
Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org
From: Gonzalez, Jose
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Dirmeyer,
Please see the attached extension request. The city intends to respond but the information you seek is not readily available so I need a few more days so mine the information. Feel free to call me if you have questions. Also, please respond so I know you received the extension. I will also send the attached letter via USPS.
Respectfully,
Commander Jose Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Executive Officer
Professional Standards
714-245-8014 - Office
714-231-5330 - Cell
Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org
From: Santa Ana Police Department
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Gonzalez, Jose
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Dirmeyer,
Please review the attached letter with corresponding attachments. Please response to advise you received the items. I will also follow up by sending the same information via USPS.
R/S,
Commander Jose Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Executive Officer
Professional Standards
714-245-8014 - Office
714-231-5330 - Cell
Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org
From: Gonzalez, Jose
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Dirmeyer,
Please review the attached letter with corresponding attachments. Please response to advise you received the items. I will also follow up by sending the same information via USPS.
R/S,
Commander Jose Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Executive Officer
Professional Standards
714-245-8014 - Office
714-231-5330 - Cell
Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org
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: Santa Ana Police Department
A copy of documents responsive to the request.
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
I am writing to follow up on my original request made on 8/17/17.
Thank you very much for providing the information we requested. I am writing to ask for some clarification regarding the data on officer-involved shootings you provided us with. What constitutes an officer-involved shooting in your department? For example, some departments do not count misses while others count all discharges; some include shots at animals. Other departments include intentional and accidental shootings; others do not. Some include all discharges and some exclude missed shots. Please explain to us how your department classifies the OIS included in the numbers you sent to us.
Very Respectfully, Alex Cartwright
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 17, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Sept. 8, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Santa Ana Police Department
Good morning,
This email responds to your email dated April 7, 2021, where you request your original PRA's status dated August 17, 2017. On September 8, 2017, Commander Gonzalez provided documents responsive to your request. I have attached the response from September 2017 for your reference. I have also highlighted the response in the email history below. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Thank you,
[cid:image002.jpg@01D72B95.BCDEABB0]ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
Commander / Executive Officer
Santa Ana Police Department
60 Civic Center Plaza, P.O. Box 1981, Santa Ana, CA 92701
RRodriguez@santa-ana.org<mailto:RRodriguez@santa-ana.org> | (714) 245-8014
COMMUNITY
FIRST
April 7, 2021
This is a follow up to a previous request:
To Whom It May Concern:
I'm following up on the following California Public Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on August 17, 2017. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on September 8, 2017. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
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PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
On September 9, 2017:
Subject: RE: California Public Records Act Request: Santa Ana, CA PD Citizen Complaints
Hi,
Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
---
On September 8, 2017:
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Cartwright
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Dirmeyer,
Please review the attached letter with corresponding attachments. Please response to advise you received the items. I will also follow up by sending the same information via USPS.
R/S,
Commander Jose Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Executive Officer
Professional Standards
714-245-8014 - Office
714-231-5330 - Cell
Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org<mailto:Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org>
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On September 8, 2017:
Subject: RE: Public Records Request: Cartwright
Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Dirmeyer,
Please review the attached letter with corresponding attachments. Please response to advise you received the items. I will also follow up by sending the same information via USPS.
R/S,
Commander Jose Gonzalez
Santa Ana Police Department
Executive Officer
Professional Standards
714-245-8014 - Office
714-231-5330 - Cell
Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org<mailto:Jgonzalez2@santa-ana.org>
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On August 17, 2017:
Subject: California Public Records Act Request: Santa Ana, CA PD Citizen Complaints
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 email 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
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
Filed via MuckRock.com
Email (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com<mailto:requests@muckrock.com>
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 42222
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
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