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Good afternoon, #Cleveland! I’ll be live-tweeting the @216cpc Cleveland Community Police Commission’s Community & Problem-Oriented Policing (CPOP) Work Group meeting starting at 5 p.m. for @cledocumenters @NeighborUpCLE. #communitypolicing #CLEdocumenters #PoliceReforms
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@216cpc was created as part of terms of the consent decree enacted by the DOJ on @CLEpolice in 2015. The CPOP Work Group’s job is to bring police & community members together to solve general public safety concerns. #communitypolicing #policereform https://clecpc.org/events/cpop-work-group-meeting/
Here’s a bit of background reporting from the Plain Press on @216cpc covering a full-commission meeting last year that gives a good look at the specifics of what they’re working on: https://plainpress.blog/2020/10/09/cleveland-community-police-commission-works-to-reform-cleveland-division-of-police/
Here’s some in-depth, forward-thinking perspective on the concept of #communitypolicing by the National Institute of Justice, @OJPNIJ. What are your thoughts? https://nij.ojp.gov/media/video/18196
All citizens of #Cleveland have the right to participate in the #policereform process. Here’s what you can do to #getinvolved: https://clecpc.org/get-involved/
Tonight's guest speaker is Shayla L. Davis from @CityofCleveland's Office of Professional Standards. She's explaining the purpose of the Office, to investigate non-criminal complaints against Cleveland Police employees.
http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/CityAgencies/OPS
http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/CityofCleveland/Home/Government/CityAgencies/OPS
The Office of Professional Standards are the fact-finders on these complaints & makes recommendations on these cases to the Civilian Police Review Board. You can watch CRPB review hearings at the OPS's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjvji5gYnraY74Emrj6N5wg
Davis says investigators at the OPS says they've seen "positive changes" with the police department's turnaround time to deal with complaints, and managing accountability.
@CityofCleveland is looking to fill vacancies on the Civilian Police Review Board and is encouraging young people ages 18-30 to apply: #PoliceReforms
http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/01.22.2020CivilianPoliceReviewBoard
http://www.city.cleveland.oh.us/01.22.2020CivilianPoliceReviewBoard
@216cpc Senior Policy Analyst Ryan Walker is explaining the struggles with implementing CPOP #communitypolicing; that the exact people who most need the services are also the most reluctant to engage with officers.
@CharminLeon says those who attend & engage in policing meetings are not always representative of the population most affected by community policing because those folks don't trust authorities will actually hold officers accountable, so why bother.
@CharminLeon on being more selective about recruiting good officers: "You can't get the right behavior from the wrong people."
A current Cleveland police officer attending the meeting gives a passionate statement on being both an officer and a black person and holding his colleagues accountable for "serving" the population rather than the culture of "control" over them.
The Commission's District Policing Report is expected to be completed and released within the next coming weeks.
This concludes my coverage of @216cpc’s Community & Problem-Oriented Policing (CPOP) Work Group meeting for @cledocumenters & @NeighborUpCLE. Visit our website at http://documenters.org for notes & information on this and other local government happenings. #CLEdocumenters
