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46 Seton Hall L. Rev. 1033 (2015-2016)
Getting It Right: Building Effective Civilian Review Boards to Oversee Police

handle is hein.journals/shlr46 and id is 1057 raw text is: Getting It Right: Building Effective Civilian Review Boards to Oversee Police Udi Ofer* I. INTRODUCTION.. ....................................... 1033 II. OVERVIEW OF CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARDS ............... 1039 A. History of Civilian Review Board....... ......... 1040 B. Civilian Review in the Nation's Top Fifty Police Departments ................................... 1041 III. KEY COMPONENTS OF EFFECTIVE CIVILIAN REVIEW............. 1043 A. Board Majority Nominated by Civic Organizations. 1044 B. Broad Scope to Review Complaints ................. 1045 C. Independent Investigatory Authority ...... ..... 1046 D. Ensure Discipline Sticks ... .................. 1047 E. Audit Policies and Practices.. ................ 1048 F. Secure Funding ............................ 1050 G. Due Process Protections for Police Officers............. 1050 H. Public Access/Reporting ............. ....... 1051 IV. CONCLUSION ......................................... 1052 APPENDIX OF CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARDS IN FIFiY LARGEST POLICE DEPARTMENTS .............................. ........ 1053 I. INTRODUCTION Americans' scrutiny of policing practices peaks whenever high profile cases of police brutality capture the national attention. In the 1990s it was the beating of Rodney King and the killing of Amadou Diallo, and in the 2000s the shooting deaths of Sean Bell and Oscar Grant. Today, the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and subsequent shootings of unarmed Black men have sparked yet another reevaluation of police use of force and of police practices in communities of color.' * Executive Director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Jersey. This Article is dedicated to all of the people who have worked to build police accountability across our nation. In particular, I would like to thank the staff and 1033

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