A (Citizen Review) Panel of Experts?

New police contract places term limits on CRP

"...the Office of the Police Monitor and its Citizen Review Panel, which meets monthly to discuss complaints and critical..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

New Police Contract Would Allow Public Release of Citizen Review Panel Documents

Officers must vote to approve new four-year contract

"...release publicly all disciplinary recommendations made by the Citizen Review Panel in critical incidents regardless of whether the chief..."

June 10, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Did APD Review Panel Fumble Sexual Misconduct Complaint?

The Police Monitor's panel seemingly misses the point of the Lucy Neyens case.

"...June 16 the Office of the Police Monitor's citizen review panel voted to recommend that Austin Police Chief Stan..."

June 27, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

A (Citizen Review) Panel of Experts?

Council considers police contract today at 3pm

"...the Office of the Police Monitor and its Citizen Review Panel, which meets monthly to discuss complaints and critical..."

Dec. 13, 2017 News Post by Nina Hernandez

Citizen Review Panel to Consider Sanders Shooting Investigation

CRP will hear public comment Tuesday night (Aug. 18) at City Hall

"...Austin's Citizen Review Panel will begin its analysis of the internal investigation..."

Aug. 12, 2009 News Post by Jordan Smith

What Will It Take to Get More Police Oversight?

If Greg Casar wants more accountability for cops, the city’s gonna need to give the police union some more money

"...OPM's civilian arm has been served via the Citizen Review Panel, a volunteer body of six city residents: two..."

May 26, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Advocates: Reject Police Union Contract

New “excessive force” lawsuit filed over 2015 “jaywalking” arrest

"...the Office of the Police Monitor and the Citizen Review Panel, as effectively “toothless,” without serious enforcement authority. Should..."

Aug. 17, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Activists' Hopes for Police Negotiations Hinge on Statute of Limitations

Focus part of effort to overhaul culture of APD

"...of force. That's the language that created the Citizen Review Panel, a group of seven civilians who hear disputed..."

Sept. 15, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Labor Negotiations: A Matter of Police Oversight

Police Monitor Deven Desai brings his agenda to bargaining sessions

"...broaden the types of cases for which the Citizen Review Panel can issue disciplinary recommendations. Currently, the CRP can..."

June 16, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

CLEAT, City Standoff Over Police Monitor

Police union threatens legal action if OPM continues with no contract

"...to the chief. Provisions related to the OPM's Citizen Review Panel, which served as a liaison between the community..."

Jan. 19, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Police Oversight: Starting From Scratch

Farah Muscadin’s work in progress

"...system (like Austin's); the civilian-led investigative model; and the review-focused model, in which civilians directly monitor their police department's..."

Sept. 14, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Ten Years Later, Police Misconduct Case Goes Public

Austin's police-review panel hears Lucy Neyens' allegations of "official oppression" against Detective Howard Staha.

"...The Office of the Police Monitor's city-appointed Citizen Review Panel on Monday heard testimony regarding an allegation of..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Panel Reviews Fatal Police Shooting

Officers should be fired, NAACP leader says

"...fired, Austin NAACP President Nelson Linder told the Citizen Review Panel Monday night. "They should be fired, no questions..."

Nov. 11, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...Office of the Police Monitor and the associated Citizen Review Panel, which proved a disappointment to justice advocates. It..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Austin Police Consider Community Reforms

After a year spent making headlines APD prioritizes policing equity

"...investigation concluded that he'd "failed to complete a thorough review" of Caldwell's use of force. His lieutenant, Allen Hicks,..."

Nov. 4, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Battle Lines Drawn in City-Police Dispute

The police union walks away from contract talks, leaving civilian oversight in limbo

"...only at Knee but also at the OPM's Citizen Review Panel, whose members the week before recommended that Knee..."

Feb. 20, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

'Leak' on Recommendation to Fire Officer Prompts Complaint From Police Union

Austin Police Association President Mike Sheffield has filed formal complaints with city alleging someone from Police Monitor's office and/or the Citizen Review Panel leaked panel's disciplinary recommendations regarding shooting death of Daniel Rocha.

"...city's Office of the Police Monitor and/or the Citizen Review Panel leaked the panel's disciplinary recommendations in the officer-involved..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Police Monitor: What Brown can do

The process is supposedly still open, but Travis Co. prosecutor Cliff Brown looks like a lock for the Police Monitor job

"...and selects particular complaints to forward to the Citizen Review Panel – was created in 2001 as part of..."

Nov. 3, 2006 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Outlook Good for Police Contract

Both sides appear satisfied with the recently negotiated employment contract for Austin police

"...the process for training potential members of the Citizen Review Panel and changes OPM procedure to allow the office's..."

Sept. 19, 2008 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Should Yogurt Shop Investigation Be Subject of External Review?

Public Safety Commission member thinks so

"...consideration by Council to direct funding for the outside review of Austin Police Department investigations of major crimes that..."

June 1, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Who Leaked Police Info?

Police union president calls for city action

"...to investigate who leaked confidential information from the Citizen Review Panel in the officer-involved shooting case of 20-year-old Byron..."

Jan. 27, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Austin Police Association Files Injunction Against Police Monitor

Union seeks to bar PM from IA investigations during impasse

"...interim city manager last month, had shuttered the Citizen Review Panel, but said the OPM (now helmed by Farah..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Police Should Be Held Accountable

"...American culture that it is rarely questioned. The Citizen Review Panel has an admirable and important mission, and its..."

June 24, 2011 Postmarks

Austin @ Large: The Real 'Victim No. 1'

Another summer, another shooting, and a moment of truth for police oversight

"...vigor by Police Monitor Iris Jones and her citizen review panel...."

June 27, 2003 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Unfinished Business at APD?

A Monday public hearing will review a woman's "official oppression"

"...On Monday, May 19, the Austin Police Department's citizen review panel will hold a public hearing to review a..."

May 16, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

APA President Files Grievance

Complaint calls for Citizen Review Panel overhaul, Frasier's dismissal

"...of the two took place mid-March, when the Citizen Review Panel (which operates within the OPM) recommended during its..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

CRP Leak

The city wants to know who leaked the Citizens Review Panel recommendations to the press

"...of Austin's inquiry into who leaked a citizen police review panel's recommendation to a reporter is absolutely not an..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature by Kevin Brass

The Daily Hustle: 11/8/10

Meet six finalists for Police Monitor

"...looking at six finalists to chair the OPM's Citizen Review Panel...."

Nov. 8, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

My Semester on the Beat

Wherein our reporter pursues the bad guys, abhors Problem People, studies community policing, and earns a perfect attendance koozie in the APD's Citizen Police Academy

"...embodied in the "Types of Problem People" handout he reviewed on our first day, which listed all the possible..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Council Watch

Citizens voice their approval of the recommendations of the Police Oversight Focus Group; proposed City Hall balloons and its price tag grows; Rainey Street Historic District nears its day of reckoning.

"...or she could request a public hearing before the Citizen-Police Review Panel, a nine-member body which would examine the..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Jonathan David Carroll

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