Tag: Denver Citizen Oversight Board
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Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board has one opening to fill
The Denver City Council is seeking applications to fill a vacancy on the Citizen Oversight Board (COB), the body that serves a civilian watchdog role over the city’s public safety agencies. The nine-member board can make recommendations about things such as policies and training involving safety officers, and also oversees the effectiveness of the Office…
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Denver civilian law enforcement watchdog concerned with strengthening STAR’s community oversight
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver’s program designed to divert police away from non-violent situations has become a star of mayoral candidates’ platforms when they talk about a public safety system that balances armed police officers with community-based services. But the city’s civilian law enforcement watchdog board has concerns about…
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Who’s responsible? Accountability questions remain after Denver County jailhouse death
Unanswered questions about accountability linger a year after a man died in Denver’s downtown detention center, after several days of begging for medical care as he experienced chest pains, trouble breathing, nausea and losing his ability to swallow medication. Medical staff repeatedly sent him back to his cell even as fellow inmates and sheriff’s department…
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Denver’s police chief hints of supporting reducing traffic stops
Denver’s police chief is open to the idea of examining ways to reduce traffic stops. While that may sound like counter-productive policing, those stops sometimes escalate into violent interactions between the police and civilians and at times end in deaths at the hands of law enforcement officers. Though nothing has been decided for sure, Police…
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Two finalists selected for Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor leader
Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board announced two finalists to lead the city’s watchdog office for investigations of Denver’s safety officers, the Office of the Independent Monitor. A search committee responsible for screening and interviewing applicants has chosen Lisabeth Castle, a criminal defense attorney and former public defender, and Mary Opler, who does civilian oversight for the Sacramento…
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Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board highlights recommendations based on annual report
The Citizen Oversight Board, which assesses how effectively the Office of the Independent Monitor is performing its duties, presented its annual report to Denver City Council’s Safety, Housing, Education and Homeless Committee on Wednesday morning. Board Chair Julia Richman outlined the board’s 2021 assessment of the independent monitor, changes and concerns it saw throughout public…