Doesn the CRB just go along with whatever the police officer says?
Absolutely not. CRB teams have unfettered access to IA resources and receive the entire Internal Affairs investigation of the complaint, including taped interviews of all relevant civilian witnesses and police officers, SDPD Communications recordings, photos, diagrams and all other evidence surrounding the complaint. The teams can spend on an average of 8-10 hours to review and prepare a case for presentation to the full CRB. A more complicated case or an officer-involved shooting can sometimes take 20 + hours to review. CRB members may request additional information from IA and may also request that investigations be re-opened and findings changed if their review of the case differs from the findings of IA. The CRB team’s report is presented to the entire Board to determine whether the CRB agrees or disagrees with IA’s findings.
