Internal police policies on domestic violence committed by employees (Evanston Police Department) • MuckRock

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From: Beryl Lipton

08/24/2020

Subject: Illinois Freedom of Information Act. Request: Internal police policies on domestic violence committed by employees (Evanston Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records regarding this agency’s procedures for handling alleged and actual acts of domestic violence by its employees:

POLICIES and PROCEDURES
• The current or most recent applicable policy and guidance regarding this agency's response to complaints and allegations of domestic violence made against its employees
• All policies and guidance related to reporting by this agency (to the state government, federal government, private researchers, and any other party) of domestic violence committed by or alleged against employees of this agency
• A blank copy of all forms and logs used in the process of recording and addressing domestic violence allegations against and investigations of employees of this agency

COMPLAINTS and INVESTIGATIONS
• All materials (including but not limited to all complaints, reports, investigatory materials, internal affairs reports, and any other records) related to all allegations of domestic violence made against employees of this agency for the period from January 1, 2010 through July 31, 2020.
• All aggregate data related to allegations and investigations of domestic violence committed by this agency's employees for the period from January 1, 2010 through July 31, 2020.
• All reports, data, and other reporting materials provided by this agency to any other entity (including but not limited to the state government, the federal government, private researchers, and any other party) on domestic violence committed by or alleged against employees of this agency

This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted to your agency at the suggestion of a MuckRock reader from your community, part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide. This has been of public interest for many years and is of particular interest to the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and subsequent First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion. There is no commercial interest in making this request or in receiving responsive records.

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 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Beryl Lipton

From: Evanston Police Department

08/24/2020

Subject: Your first record request #20-762 has been opened.

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Evanston

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Hi there

Your first Evanston record request (request number #20-762) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

Request #20-762.

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From: Evanston Police Department

09/03/2020

Subject: [External Message Added] Evanston public records request #20-762

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Evanston

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-762:

Please be advised that an additional 5 business days from the original due date is needed and the additional time is needed for the following reason(s):

_____ records are stored at other locations than the office having charge of the requested records;

_____ request requires the collection of a substantial number of specified records;

_____ request has categorical terms and requires an extensive search;

___X__ requested records have not been located and additional efforts are being made to locate them;

_____ requested records require examination by personnel having the necessary competence to determine if they are exempt from disclosure or should be revealed only with appropriate redactions;

_____ records cannot be compiled with the public body within the time limits prescribed by paragraph (c) of this Section without unduly burdening or interfering with the operations of the public body; and/or

_____ There is a need for consultation, with another public body or among two or more components of the City having a substantial interest in the documents produced.

From: Evanston Police Department

09/03/2020

Subject: [Due Date Changed] Evanston public records request #20-762

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Evanston

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Hi there

The due date for record request #20-762 has been changed to:

September 09, 2020

From: Evanston Police Department

09/10/2020

Subject: [Document Released to Requester] Evanston public records request #20-762

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Evanston

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Hi there

A document has been released to you for record request #20-762:

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After October 10, you will need to sign in to view the document(s).

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From: Evanston Police Department

09/10/2020

Subject: Your Evanston public records request #20-762 has been closed.

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Evanston

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Hi there

Record request #20-762 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Denied: Partial

Your Request has been denied in part. The records for which Your Request is denied and granted are detailed below:

(a) Your Request is denied as to the following records (the “Specified Records”): see attachment

(b) Your Request is granted in part as the following records (the “Approved Records”): see attachemnt

You have a right to appeal this decision within 60 days to Sarah Pratt, Acting Public Access Counselor, Office of the Illinois Attorney General, 500 S. 2nd Street, Springfield, Illinois 62706, (phone number 1-877-299-FOIA) or to seek judicial review under Section 11 of FOIA, 5 ILCS 140/11.

From: Evanston Police Department

09/12/2020

Subject: Your Evanston public records request #20-762 has been published.

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Evanston

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Hi there

Record request #20-762 has been published and is now available for public view.

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Multi Request	Internal police policies on domestic violence committed by employees