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.A. PWofT$hree main groups of oversight models depending on <br />type of review or investigation <br />Role Pros/Cons <br />• Review completed internal investigations of citizen <br />complaints; Recommends (a) to sustain/reverse decision; (b) <br />if further investigation should be carried out <br />• Reports to Police Chief <br />• Cannot make policy recommendations or look for patterns <br />of police misconduct. <br />• Outside entity that investigates in part or in full any <br />citizen complaints; may have full disciplinary power or report <br />recommendations to Police Chief <br />• Can be made up of civilians, group of lawyers/ <br />investigators, ombudsman, or individual leading IA dept <br />• In some cases, entity can review PD budget and policies <br />• Usually an auditor that identifies patterns of police <br />misconduct, systemic failures by reviewing the process of <br />investigations (instead of one-off cases) <br />• Compares police performance over time and against <br />other similarly situated law enforcement agencies. <br />• Typically does not consult with the community <br />"Review of National Police Oversight Models"; Police Assessment Resource Center (2005) <br />Allows civilian input <br />into internal <br />investigations <br />XLimited powers; can't <br />investigate beyond <br />individual comments <br />Allows unbiased <br />investigation <br />Oversight usually <br />restricted to complaint <br />cases; no broader <br />policy recommendations <br />Auditors are focused on <br />systemic change vs. <br />specific case resolution <br />Independent expertise <br />means less community <br />input 43 24 <br />