A report from the city's watchdog found CPD rules that require the reporting of officer misconduct have been underenforced and are in some cases conflicting — issues which contribute to the existence of a so-called “code of silence.”
that detailed how CPD members currently operate under two conflicting sets of policies when it comes to department rules requiring police to report crimes or rule violations committed by fellow officers.
Despite the existence of those rules, the OIG discovered that officers are operating under two sets of policies at odds with one another — which her office said permit anonymous reporting mechanisms, but render anonymous reports inadequate to satisfy an officer’s duty to report. Witzburg said it’s “critically important” to have an anonymous method for officers to report misconduct due to the “very real” concerns they have of possible retaliation that could come with attaching their name to such a complaint. Having such a reporting tool is a “best practice” throughout law enforcement, she said.
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