WaSMAR9514_01.xml Guide to the Seattle Citizens Review Panel Study Materials 1984-1999 Citizens Review Panel Study Materials Finding aid prepared by Julie Kerssen Funding for processing this record series was provided through a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Seattle Municipal Archives © 2010
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Finding aid encoded by Julie Kerssen 2010 Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard). Seattle Municipal Archives
PO Box 94728 600 Fourth Avenue, Floor 3 Seattle, WA 98124-4728 Phone: 206/233-7807 Email: archives@seattle.gov http://www.seattle.gov/cityarchives
9514-01 Citizens Review Panel (Seattle, Wash.) Citizens Review Panel Study Materials 1984-1999 1.4 cubic feet 4 boxes Materials gathered and consulted by the Citizens Review Panel in the course of preparing its report on police accountability. Collection materials are in English Historical Note

The Citizens Review Panel was convened by Mayor Paul Schell in 1999 to study the Seattle Police Department's policies and procedures relating to accountability and the reporting of police misconduct. The panel consisted of a retired judge, two attorneys, and a retired FBI agent. While the group found no evidence of widespread corruption within the department, it did determine that the mechanisms for reporting misconduct were not sufficient. In its final report, the panel made several recommendations, perhaps the most important of which was the creation of an Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) to replace the Internal Investigations Section. Other recommendations involved training, performance evaluations, and rules for investigations. Most of the report's recommendations were followed, including the creation of the OPA to handle complaints and investigate misconduct.

Materials gathered and consulted by the Citizens Review Panel in the course of preparing its report. Includes SPD policy and procedure manuals, curriculum materials from the Law Enforcement Academy, union contracts, and reports previously published about the police department. Also includes information solicited from other cities and agencies regarding police auditors, internal investigations, and other relevant programs. The panel's final report is cataloged separately in the Published Documents Collection.

Records are open to the public.

[Item and date], Citizens Review Panel Study Materials, Record Series 9514-01. Box [number], Folder [number]. Seattle Municipal Archives.

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Citizens Review Panel (Seattle, Wash.) Seattle (Wash.). Police Dept. Seattle (Wash.) Police internal investigation--Washington (State)--Seattle Police misconduct--Washington (State)--Seattle Seattle Civil Rights Civil Procedure and Courts

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

9514-01 Citizens Review Panel Study Materials 1984-1999 1/1 Seattle Police Department Training Manual 1998 1/2 Seattle Police Department Investigations Bureau Manual 1998 1/3 Seattle Police Department Vice Section Manual 1997 1/4 Seattle Police Department Narcotics Section Manual 1995 1/5 Seattle Police Department Evidence Section Manual 1999 1/6 Seattle-King County Medical Examiner's Office Policy and Procedure Manual 1996 1/7 Report of Special Panel (Hostage Situations) 1984 1/8 Seattle Police Department Internal Complaint Study (Bell Study) 1989 1/9 Seattle Police Department Management Study (Buracker Study) 1989 2/1 Information Requests to Other Agencies 1999 2/2 Information Requests to Other Agencies 1999 2/3 Information Requests to Other Agencies 1999 2/4 Information Requests to Other Agencies 1999 2/5 Information Requests to Other Agencies 1999 2/6 Police Auditors - Other Cities 1997-1999 2/7 Internal Investigations - Other Cities 1999 2/8 Internal Investigations - Other Cities 1999 3/1 Law Enforcement Academy 1997-1999 3/2 Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum 1999 3/3 Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum 1999 3/4 Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum 1999 3/5 Law Enforcement Academy Curriculum 1999 3/6 Whistleblowers 1995-1999 3/7 Ethics Training 1998 3/8 Performance Evaluation Systems 1999 3/9 ACLU Correspondence and Reports 1991-1997 4/1 Union Contracts - Seattle Police Officers Guild 1999 4/2 Union Contracts - Seattle Police Management Association 1999 4/3 Union Contracts - Seattle Parking Enforcement Officers Association 1999 4/4 Union Contracts - Teamsters (Evidence Warehouse Unit and Community Service Officer Unit) 1999 4/5 Union Contracts - Joint Crafts Council 1999 4/6 Union Contracts - IFPTE 1999 4/7 "Cops and Kids" VHS video (cataloged separately in motion picture database) 1998