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 Tuesday, March 13, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Cops, Robbers and Sunshine 1: Peace Officer Discipline Secrecy Limited by AB 1648 (Leno)
For almost 30 years, unlike the situation with public employees in general, information about confirmed discipline or dismissal for cause of police and sheriff's officers has been confidential by law, accessible only in litigation, if then. But a proposed new law would open records of officer discipline to the public. Is this a good idea?
• This is a panel discussion and will include a period for Q&A.
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Wednesday, March 14, 8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Cops, Robbers and Sunshine 2: Local Criminal History Secrecy Limited by SB 690 (Calderon)
For many years the law has prohibited local law enforcement agencies from releasing to the public "rap sheets" that show the criminal history of individuals. Now a proposed new law would allow these agencies "to provide information from a local summary criminal history, if, upon penalty of perjury, the person declares that the request is made for a scholarly or journalistic purpose and the release of the information would enhance public safety, the interest of justice, or the public's understanding of the justice system." Is this a good idea?
• This is a panel discussion and will include a period for Q&A.
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Thursday, March 15, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
NOTICE (3/15/07)
***We regret to announce that today's planned presentation, Cops, Robbers and Sunshine 3: Public Information Procedures Training for Local Law Enforcement Departments, has had to be postponed due to technical problems with presenting the program. We only just this hour learned that the webinar technology provider would not be able to correct these issues in time for the presentation today.
We are confident that these difficulties, which were not evident at the time we contracted with the company, will be overcome with a more reliable provider in the near future, certainly no longer than a week or two.
We certainly apologize for any inconvenience this postponement has caused our audience and for the very late notice. We will be back in touch with all audience members in the near future. Meanwhile please let us know any information we can provide.
If you would like to be notified of the new date and time for this session, please send us an email and we'll make sure to let you know.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Regards,
CalAware Staff ***
Cops, Robbers and Sunshine 3: Public Information Procedures Training for Local Law Enforcement Departments (view the agenda for this workshop here)
In January newspapers statewide published results of a CalAware/press audit of more than 200 CHP, sheriff's and police departments, grading their public information practices and compliance with the California Public Records Act. Most departments failed, but CalAware's standards for service were higher than the law requires. Today's program will see CalAware presenting its legal and procedural training tips for front counter personnel, midlevel information officers and records supervisors, and watch commanders. The program will include a model public information policy to be used by departments in training their own personnel.
• This is a workshop presentation and will slides and a Q&A session.
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