Date: 2/5/2009
Title: Civilian Review Board Special Meeting
Description: CRB Policy and Procedures Sub Committee Minutes Feb 5, 2009
Open: 5:40 p.m. by Barbara Carroll.
Attendance: Barbara Carroll, Mary Blair, Maureen O’Sullivan. Other committee members unable to attend were Juanita Wright and Catherine Gookin. Also present, Capt. J Peterson, OIC, Int. Affairs, New Haven Police Department. Community Members: One minor child.
Committee Members discussed purpose of Committee. Focus of meeting that night was to review Training Material for all CRB Members. Committee reviewed In Service Training Material Dated June 2008. There is a list of which items will be presented to the CRB for comments and updates. There was also discussion regarding the format for 2008 Case Review by Panels. Maureen O’Sullivan was made Chairperson of committee.
? Mayor’s Exec Order OK
? CRB Bylaws Needs reissue, minor word changes
? City Charter Sect 102 BOPC Does everyone have recent update
? CRB Mission Statement OK
? NH Police Dept. Mission Statement Needs to be reissued Changed 2/6/09
? Citizen Oversight of Police
? Influences on Police Accountability
? Thumbnail Sketch as of May 2008
Needs to be update to reflect IVE to IA
Also is this On Line for public to see?
? Blue Book “Citizen Review of Police”
Some have the book. Others just have sections. What’s complete?
? NHDPS General Orders #15 & #16 Update overseen by Chief Roy Brown
? Minutes of CRB Meeting
? CRB Website Posting of Minutes
? Yale Daily News Articles
10/21/97 &3/22/2001
Is there anything more current?
? Investigation, Monitoring & Review of Complaints NACOLE 10-25-2008
Does everyone have this?
? Criteria for Auditing Complaint Investigation Files OK
? Case Review Basics OK
? Complaint Process Flowchart Asst Chief Brown drafting new chart
? Case Process Time Frames CRB one year from DOI
Nationwide trend is 2 years/comments
? Complaint Form OK
? CRB Brochure OK
? CRB Contact List RESISSUE
? Term Expirations
? CRB Review Panels Contact List System for Panel Assignments
? CRB Review Panels by Affiliation needed
Review of Panel Chair responsibility


Motion made by M Blair to adjourn. Seconded by B Carroll. Meeting adjourned 7:05 p.m.