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C HAPTER 8: ADDITIONAL S OURCES OF H ELP
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<br />cities. Address:350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor, New York,
<br />NY 10118–3299;phone: 212–290–4700; fax:
<br />212–736–1300; e-mail: hrwnyc@hrw.org.
<br />Luna, Eileen, and Samuel Walker. A Report on the
<br />Oversight Mechanisms of the Albuquerque Police
<br />Department.Prepared for the Albuquerque City Council,
<br />February 28, 1997, 159 pages plus appendixes. See the
<br />description of the report in chapter 7, “Monitoring,
<br />Evaluation, and Funding.” Available from the Albuquerque
<br />City Council, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103;
<br />phone: 505–768–3100.
<br />New York Civil Liberties Foundation. Civilian Review of
<br />Policing: A Case Study Report,New York: New York
<br />Civil Liberties Union, 1993, 155 pages. Describes the
<br />operations of seven oversight systems and presents policy
<br />and practice recommendations. Address: New York Civil
<br />Liberties Union, 132 West 43rd Street, New York, NY
<br />10036; phone: 212–382–0557.
<br />Perez, Douglas W. Common Sense About Police Review,
<br />Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1994, 322 pages.
<br />Discusses the nature of police misconduct, the limits of
<br />reform, and methods of evaluating different approaches
<br />to accountability; describes three types of police review
<br />systems: internal, civilian, and monitoring; suggests
<br />methods of improving police accountability; and propos-
<br />es an ideal review system. Address: Temple University
<br />Press, 1601 North Broad Street, Philadelphia PA 19122.
<br />Sviridoff, Michele, and Jerome E. McElroy. The
<br />Processing of Complaints Against Police in New York
<br />City: The Perceptions and Attitudes of Line Officers.New
<br />York: Vera Institute of Justice, 1989, 56 pages. Examines
<br />police officer attitudes toward New York City’s Civilian
<br />Complaint Review Board based on focus groups with
<br />22 officers. Address: Vera Institute of Justice, 377 Broad-
<br />way, New York, NY 10013; phone: 212–334–1300.
<br />Walker, Samuel. Citizen Review Resource Manual,
<br />Washington, D.C.: Police Executive Research Forum,
<br />1995, 424 pages including appendixes. Defines citizen
<br />review; discusses selected characteristics of existing pro-
<br />cedures in the country, including sources of legal authori-
<br />ty, organizational structure, roles and missions, board
<br />composition, disciplinary authority, and information
<br />dissemination; and includes as appendixes a variety of
<br />ordinances and statutes, rules and procedures, annual
<br />reports, and other documents. Order from the Police
<br />Executive Research Forum, 1120 Connecticut Avenue,
<br />Suite 930, Washington, D.C. 20036; phone:
<br />888–202–4563.
<br />Walker, Samuel. Police Accountability: The Role of
<br />Citizen Oversight,Belmont, California: Wadsworth,
<br />2001. Addresses many of the same issues covered in the
<br />present report. See address and phone number for Walker
<br />in exhibit 8–1.
<br />Walker, Samuel, and Vic W. Bumphus. “The Effectiveness
<br />of Civilian Review: Observations on Recent Trends and
<br />New Issues Regarding the Civilian Review of Police.”
<br />American Journal of Police 11 (4) (1992): 1–26. Based on
<br />a survey of 50 oversight procedures. Describes their gen-
<br />eral features, explains the pattern of growth in citizen
<br />oversight, and discusses barriers to evaluating the effec-
<br />tiveness of citizen review operations.
<br />Walker, Samuel, and Betsy Wright. Citizen Review of
<br />the Police, 1994: A National Survey,Washington, D.C.:
<br />Police Executive Research Forum, January 1995, 19
<br />pages. Based on an ongoing survey of oversight bodies.
<br />Discusses the types of procedures in existence, dividing
<br />them into four models; tracks the growth of oversight
<br />procedures since 1970; identifies which types of models
<br />are most prevalent in cities of various sizes; and provides
<br />a matrix listing jurisdictions by oversight model, name of
<br />the oversight body, year established, and jurisdiction size.
<br />See ordering information above.
<br />Individuals With Experience in
<br />Citizen Oversight of Police
<br />The individuals identified in exhibit 8–1 are available to
<br />provide technical assistance related to citizen oversight of
<br />the police by telephone. In addition, chapter 2, “Case
<br />Studies of Nine Oversight Procedures,” provides the
<br />names of program coordinators and law enforcement
<br />administrators who are available to provide telephone
<br />consultation.
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