Sunnyvale, CA PD Citizen Complaints
| Submitted | Aug. 18, 2017 |
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From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the California Public Records Act (California Government Code §§ 6250), I hereby request the following records:
We are Economics Professors in the College of Business at Ferris State University, and are engaged in an empirical research project on police behavior and citizen complaints. This project requires us to request data from your department. If you have questions about this request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
1. What is the total number of citizen complaints (allegations of misconduct) made against your department’s officers annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
2. What is the total number of complaints police officers made against their peer officers in department annually for the last 10 years? If your department logs complaints in a database, spreadsheet, or other log, a copy of those logs is fine instead.
Please include the type of complaint (i.e., use of force, abuse language, unwarranted search) and the result of complaint (i.e., sustained, exonerated).
3. What is the annual number of officers involved in shootings in your department for the past 10 years? Any documentation or reports that detail the annual number of officer-involved shootings in your department for the past 10 years would be sufficient.
Please include documentation regarding how many of these officer-involved shootings involved disciplinary action. (Please list officer firearm discharge directed at a person separately from a shooting involving an animal and separately from accidental firearm discharges).
Please include the number of officer-involved shootings resulting in discipline.
4. Which of the above data are published publicly? Please provide a link to any and all publicly available reports containing the data above.
Collecting this information is very important to our research, so we would like to emphasize, if you have questions about my request or suggestions, we would be happy to discuss them with you.
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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
From: Phuong Fromm
Hello,
We received attached request. Our Records Manager recently retired last week and I just took over her role. I am emailing you to request an extension so I have more time to review this request.
Regards,
Phuong Fromm
Acting Records Manager
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
700 All America Way
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Ph: 408-730-7163
Fx: 408-730-7705
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Hello,
Thank you very much for the update. Thank you for accommodating our request. I understand our request is extensive, and an extension is certainly warranted. I look forward to receiving the data.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Aug. 18, 2017. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Phuong Fromm
Good Afternoon Alex,
I am hoping that I will get the information to you sometime in the next two weeks.
Thank you for your patience,
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Phuong Fromm
Acting Records Manager
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Phone: 408-730-7163
Fax: 408-730-7705
From: Alexander Cartwright and Jennifer Dirmeyer
Thank you very much for the update. TI look forward to receiving the data.
Respectfully,
Alex Cartwright
From: Phuong Fromm
Hello Alex,
I am still waiting on the data to come my way from the Internal Affairs office. I just want to let you know your request is still on my radar.
Regards,
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Phuong Fromm
Acting Records, Data & Property Manager
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Phone: 408-730-7163
Fax: 408-730-7705
From: Phuong Fromm
Good Morning Alex,
Attached documents contain information you have requested. I am sending you data for questions #1-3. To answer your question #4, these data are not published publicly. I will conclude this request unless I hear otherwise. Once again, thank you for your patience.
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Phuong Fromm
Acting Records, Data & Property Manager
Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety
Phone: 408-730-7163
Fax: 408-730-7705
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