KS sheriff data collection (2017-2022) (Douglas County Sheriff)
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| Multi Request | KS sheriff data collection (2017-2022) |
| Submitted | March 14, 2024 |
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From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the The Kansas Open Records Act, I hereby request the following records:
1. the total number of use of force incidents from 2017-2022, separated by year. Please include as part of this a breakdown of how many use of force incidents in 2022 were related to law enforcement operations and how many were related to correctional/custodial operations.
2. the total number of use of force incidents, separated by year and type of force, from 2017-2022 (for example, information that specifies the number of taser incidents in 2022, baton incidents in 2022, etc.)
3. the total number of civilian complaints against law enforcement that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
4. the total number of civilian complaints alleging law enforcement use of excessive force that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
5. the total number of civilian complaints alleging biased policing or racial profiling that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
6. the total number of civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct that were reported and the total number sustained from 2017-2022, separated by year.
7. the total number of officer-involved shootings from 2017-2022, both fatal and non-fatal, separated by year.
8. the total number of people who the sheriff’s department used force against, broken down by race/ethnicity, in 2022.
When available, I would appreciate being sent individualized data for each item in this request in spreadsheet format. If individualized data are unavailable, please send information that includes aggregate statistics for the item instead.
Note that my requests for civilian complaints are specifically for civilian complaints alleging police misconduct, please do not include complaints filed by one officer/the department against another officer.
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Samuel Sinyangwe
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following The Kansas Open Records Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on March 19, 2024. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Douglas County Sheriff
To Whom It May Concern,
We here at the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, the DGSO, received your Kansas Open Records Act (KORA) request on March 20, 2024 at approximately 0106 hours via fax and physically received by our KORA Officer at 0830 hours. We did not receive any prior request via fax or email.
The DGSO regrets to advise you that we are unable to provide immediate access to the requested records within 3 business days.
The DGSO notes that your request requires the search of 5 years of data. As we have both a corrections and operations division, we will have to compile that data as you have requested. The DGSO believes this will take some time to complete.
That said, the DGSO reasonably believes that it will be able to locate the relevant records and be able to provide an accurate cost estimate to provide those records by end of business on April 5, 2024. Once the cost is determined, the DGSO will require payment in advance before providing these records to you.
Respectfully,
Lieutenant Philip Weinmaster
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
111 E 11th Street
785-841-0007
From: Douglas County Sheriff
To Whom It May Concern,
The DGSO has researched and compiled the records you requested on 3/20/2024. Per the information in our email response sent to you 3/25/2024 we will release these records to you once payment is received for our cost to locate, research produce and proof these records you requested. That cost is $230.00, payable by check, money order or cash to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office located at 111 E. 11th Street, unit 200, Lawrence, KS 66044. Please send Attn: Lt. Phil Weinmaster and write in the memo section "Use of Force 2017- 2022." If you have any other questions, please respond or reply via this email address.
Respectfully,
Lt P. Weinmaster
From: Samuel Sinyangwe
To Whom It May Concern:
Please find enclosed a check for $230.00 to satisfy the fee associated with the attached public records request.
Thank you.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office
Lt. Phil Weinmaster
111 E. 11th Street, unit 200
Lawrence, KS 66044
From: Douglas County Sheriff
Your payment has been received and the requested information is in the attached file.
Respectfully,
Lt. P. Weinmaster
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