Q&A
Potential investigation into selective enforcement of quality of life violations
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Council Member Brewer inquires about the possibility of reviewing the police department's enforcement of quality of life violations to examine potential selective enforcement. Commissioner Strauber confirms that such investigations are within their capacity.
- Previous investigations into similar issues conducted by the office
- Acknowledgment of the complexity of analyzing enforcement disparities
- Mention of data analysis capabilities within the office
Gale A. Brewer
1:03:12
Okay.
1:03:13
Alright.
1:03:13
That's helpful.
1:03:14
I I'm always got ideas.
1:03:15
So the city council enacted legislation, as we know, eliminating jaywalking as a criminal violation because it was selectively enforced.
1:03:23
Officers made jaywalking stops sometimes only in certain neighborhoods, mostly against black and brown individuals.
1:03:29
So he will be an example.
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Has the IG reviewed the police department's enforcement of any other quality of life violations to examine whether they are being selectively enforced?
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Would such a study be helpful?
1:03:42
And then just generally looking at the enforcement of disorderly conduct.
1:03:46
Very these are the quality of life challenging issues.
1:03:50
I wanna know, is that the kind of thing that you might look at?
Jocelyn Strauber
1:03:52
It is something that the office has looked at previously, not during my tenure, but a number of years ago.
1:03:59
And and that is the kind of work that we could do.
1:04:02
It requires data.
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We have data analysts on staff.
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You know, these are very complicated questions because a disparity in enforcement, you know, raises raises questions.
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It doesn't necessarily give you the cause of that disparity, but absolutely that is the kind of thing that we could look at.
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At.
Gale A. Brewer
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This is where you need your 15 staff members, 15 to 20 staff members.