Vancouver, WA PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 22, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to RCW Ch. 42.56 (Public Records Act), 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.
We have your Internal Affairs report for 2015. Can you please provide a copy of that report for 2007-2014 & 2016-2017? If so, you may omit #1 of our request.
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 (sometimes called internal complaints) 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 look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information 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: Abbott, Heather
Dear Mr. Cartwright and Ms. Dirmeyer,
Attached is the City's response to your request.
Kind Regards,
Heather Abbott | Support Specialist II
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CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
Police Department/Professional Standards Unit
P: (360) 487-7470
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Attached please find a copy of the report referenced in our original request. Thank you for accommodating our request. I look forward to receiving the data.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Abbott, Heather
Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your email. It appears that the report you’ve attached is a 2016 Internal Affairs report that was generated by the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, not the Vancouver Police Department.
If you would like to obtain an updated version of the report you attached, please contact the Clark County Sheriff’s Office.
If there is anything else I can do to assist you, please let me know.
Kind Regards,
Heather Abbott | Support Specialist II
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CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
Police Department/Professional Standards Unit
P: (360) 487-7470
From: Abbott, Heather
Good Afternoon,
As a follow up to yesterday’s email, the City has interpreted your request to be for an updated version of the Internal Affairs report from the Clark County Sheriff’s Office, which can only be obtained directly through CCSO.
As a result, the City has determined your request closed.
Kind Regards,
Heather Abbott | Support Specialist II
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CITY OF VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
Police Department/Professional Standards Unit
P: (360) 487-7470
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