Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses GPS tracking data policies
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The Police Review Commission met Wednesday to say goodbye to two commissioners and discuss policy 1301, which concerns the use of GPS tracking data.
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Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses surveillance policy, introduces new commissioner
Berkeley’s Police Review Commission, or PRC, introduced a new member of the commission, learned that Commissioner Terry Roberts would be leaving the team at the end of July and discussed police surveillance policies at its regular Wednesday night meeting.
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Police Review Commission makes recommendations for Berkeley City Council about spit hood policy
Discussion surrounding recommendations for Berkeley City Council and the city manager about police spit hood use policy dominated discussion at Wednesday night’s regular Police Review Commission, or PRC, meeting.
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Activists advocate for decriminalization of sex work at Democratic convention in San Francisco
A group of activists hosted a rally outside the California Democratic Party State Convention urging Democrats to decriminalize sex work.
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Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses stop data at regular meeting
Berkeley’s Police Review Commission, or PRC, discussed its collection and analysis of stop data, or data relating to police stops and searches, and the passage of Lexipol policies at its regular Wednesday night meeting at the South Berkeley Senior Center.
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‘Close to meaningless’: Police Review Commission reformers look to Bay Area neighbors as models for effective police oversight
Efforts to restore some of the commission’s original power have been ongoing, as city officials and local activists examine civilian oversight agencies in neighboring Bay Area jurisdictions to see which models might best suit Berkeley.
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Berkeley’s Police Review Commission must have power to hold police accountable
CITY AFFAIRS: What good is a police oversight commission that can do nothing but advise?
The documents released this week about Kayla Moore’s death in 2013 merely reminded Berkeley community members — once again — of the complete lack of power that police oversight commissions have.
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Documents reveal judge declared Police Review Commission’s findings in death of Kayla Moore ‘unfounded,’ siding with Berkeley police
In 2014, Berkeley’s Police Review Commission found that one officer involved in the 2013 in-custody death of Kayla Moore exercised improper police procedure. But documents recently obtained by The Daily Californian through a Public Records Act request show that a judge disagreed with the commission’s findings months later, calling its logic “fallacious.”
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Berkeley Police Review Commission passes body-worn camera policy, establishes guidelines
On Wednesday, the Berkeley Police Review Commission, or PRC, met at the South Berkeley Senior Center for its bimonthly meeting to discuss issues including body-worn cameras, intercommittee and department guidelines, police officers’ use of force and the Berkeley Police Department’s new contract with Epic Recruiting.
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Berkeley Police Review Commission discusses body-worn cameras, mental health response
The Police Review Commission finalized its ongoing dialogue regarding body-worn cameras, addressed the retroactive release of records by the Berkeley Police Department under SB 1421 and discussed the issue of mental health crisis responses.
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