Is there any form of citizen monitoring for the Internal Affairs process?
There are three different organizations, staffed by citizens of the community and independent of the police department, that were established over the years that provide oversight into police operations. They are the Civil Service Board, the Community Relations Committee, and the Citizens Review Board. The Civil Service Board is the final authority on the hiring, promotion, demotion, and termination of employment for all sworn police officers through the rank of Major. The board also hears employee appeals of sustained allegations of misconduct where the discipline imposed by the department included any type of suspension or termination of employment. The Community Relations Committee (CRC) participates in all Internal Affairs-level chain of command board hearings involving allegations of misconduct against officers. The CRC representative is a fully involved member of the board and has the opportunity to ask questions of accused employees, witnesses, Internal Affairs investigators, as
