Created: 1987 but limited by chronic vacancies and underfunding; reconstituted in 2007
Mission: To “help to prevent future incidents of police or corrections misconduct and abuses of civil rights.”
Powers: Investigate shootings and civilian deaths in police custody; subpoena power; mediate citizen complaints of officer conduct.
Budget: $1.6 million
Leadership: Lee Reid, executive director since 2012
Members: 15 appointees such as lawyers, former law enforcement, business leaders, neighborhood representatives and a university student.
Credit: Naomi Bonman
Credit: Naomi Bonman
