The proposed budget amendment would fund a national group to explore the oversight concept. Some police employees oppose the concept already.
Anchorage Police Department headquarters building in downtown on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. help lay the groundwork for establishing independent civilian oversight of Anchorage police.
Police Chief Sean Case has already indicated opposition to an independent oversight board, and some police officers are also now pushing back on the idea, saying more oversight could hurt morale in the understaffed department.In statements and at public meetings over the last several months, Case has said he is dedicated to improving trust and the relationship between the police and the public, but has been hesitant about a civilian review board, saying it could hurt morale.
Broadly, civilian oversight is the ongoing review of a law enforcement agency and its operations, which is conducted by individuals outside of the agency, according to NACOLE, which describes Rich Curtner, chair of the Alaska Black Caucus Justice Committee, said the task force doesn’t go far enough. He wants to see an oversight board with more structure and the ability to conduct independent investigations into complaints against police.During public testimony last week, Celeste Hodge Growden, the group’s president, urged Assembly members to fund a contract with NACOLE.
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