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

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...individual(s) who leaked the information did not believe the Panel's vote, alone, was sufficient to convince … [APD Chief]..."

Nov. 18, 2005 News Feature

Glasgow's Punishment: A 90-Day Suspension

Family 'befuddled' by light discipline in Owens shooting case

"...Williamson, city officials approached him before Glasgow's departmental Disciplinary Review Board hearing – during which the chief metes out..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Cole Hosts AE Forum at ACC

Panel discusses rate proposal, consequences, possible alternatives

"...Community College-Riverside, Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole and a panel of experts engaged the public on Austin Energy's proposed..."

Jan. 28, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Proof of Nothing

When you were busted for public intoxication, were you drunk? Or did you just piss off a cop?

"...because of a lack of probable cause; narcotics officers reviewed the case and declined to refile. The paraphernalia charge..."

June 24, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Iris Jones Goes Public

"...union by not posting the meetings of her citizen review panel. This week Jones is irked by their assertion..."

March 7, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

King Inquiry: What Next?

"...Iris Jones, flanked by members of the police Citizen Review Panel, announced the panel's unanimous vote calling for an..."

Oct. 18, 2002 News Feature by Jordan Smith

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

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Naked City• The Office of the Police Monitor's Citizen Review Panel will meet Monday, Oct. 31, to hear public..."

Oct. 28, 2005 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...will not leave the office until after the citizen review panel has considered the police shooting death of 18-year-old..."

Aug. 19, 2005 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Pushing for Real Police Oversight in Contract and on the Ballot

What exactly is a G File?

"...… police officer." The G files contain complaints by citizens, testimony from fellow officers, body-cam video, written reprimands and..."

July 15, 2022 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

A 10-1 Sense of Humor? You'll Need It.

Already, the schedule for unveiling geographic districts in Austin has been denounced as impractical

"...including the selection of an auditors' pool (and subsequent panel), the selection of a citizens' redistricting pool (and subsequent..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

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.

"...the focus group's recommendations, which, if passed, would give citizens a stronger voice in how police are investigated and..."

June 9, 2000 News Column by Jonathan David Carroll

So You Want to Redistrict Austin?

The process – and what’s at stake – with redrawing our City Council districts

"...need for more Hispanic representation on the inaugural Independent Citizens Redistrict­ing Commission in 2013. Fulfilling that became a new..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lilli Hime

Naked City

"...hollow, and even silly, to me when I hear citizens and media proclaim Sunset Valley as a longtime model..."

Nov. 7, 2003 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Point Austin: Read It and Weep

The suppressed KeyPoint report raises questions that still need answering

"...highlighted selections in this issue. We invite readers to review all this material and come to their own conclusions...."

May 14, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Carter Shooting: Attorney Challenges Official Story

Family attorney challenges official version of Carter shooting

"...charges. Still, the Statesman reported last year that after reviewing the IA investigation, the city's Citizen Review Panel concluded..."

Jan. 25, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

Breaking stories from Austin and beyond

"...the King investigation. DeWolf was hired after the Citizen Review Panel recommended the case be reviewed by an outside..."

April 23, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

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

Success So Far in Spite of 'Chronicle'

"...difficult to find enough qualified applicants for the Applicant Review Panel of auditors because the position was being offered..."

March 4, 2013 Postmarks

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

"...Some CPAs target specific groups, like senior citizens, teenagers, businesses, or minority communities, but the basic goal..."

Dec. 1, 2006 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Naked City

The Austin Police Department approves a $40 million pay raise for officers as part of its meet and confer contract negotiations; more contentious, however, is a police oversight provision that activists say was "gutted" in the process.

"...instead be the agreement's creation of Austin's first-ever civilian review process for its police department -- if you can..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

'Something Went Wrong'

Six months after he was killed by an Austin cop, Jessie Owens' family still wants some basic answers

"...of the Police Monitor had recommended a further independent review, which was still ongoing at the time of Owens'..."

Dec. 12, 2003 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Point Austin: An Institutional Failure

The Carter verdict does not exonerate the APD

"...not allowed to see the report of the Citizen Review Panel that not only found that Wagner had used..."

June 14, 2013 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Muffling the Monitor

Frasier's reviews send salutary ripples through the APD pond

"...Instead, with a series of no-nonsense reviews of recent APD actions, Frasier has gotten crossways with..."

June 10, 2011 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Breaking news from Austin, Texas, and the World

"...Thousands of Austin citizens, clergy, and U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett all expressed outrage..."

Oct. 11, 2002 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

"...housing by offering incentives to developers through an expedited review and inspection process. -- Lee Nichols..."

May 24, 2002 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...claims Glasgow's suspension was in conflict with the Citizen Review Panel's recommendation that the officer be terminated – union..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Stomped Out

As Sheffield's case awaits trial, he still wonders why CLEAT took such drastic action against him

"...before the city adopted policies, and negotiated the Citizen Review Panel – a civilian oversight group conceived as a..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

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