Following the deadly police-involved shooting of Jayland Walker in June of 2022, there were calls from the community for the creation of a Citizens' Police Oversight Board.
The review board became a reality when Akron voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 10 last November.
Kemp Boyd, the executive director of Love Akron and the chair of the Citizens' Police Oversight Board, said the board's independence and establishing what its authority looks like is also key. "That's the central questions," Gippin said."That question about the extent of our authority and really coming down to whether we have the authority to investigate and make recommendations while a department is going forward or whether our authority is limited to review after the fact."
Boyd said in addition to taking a look at use of force and other citizens' complaints, the board hopes to make police policy change recommendations to the department.
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