Section 13012.
Cal. Penal Code - PEN § 13012.
in effect(a)
The information published on the OpenJustice Web portal pursuant to Section 13010 shall contain statistics showing all of the following:
(1)
The amount and the types of offenses known to the public authorities.
(2)
The personal and social characteristics of criminals and delinquents.
(3)
The administrative actions taken by law enforcement, judicial, penal, and correctional agencies or institutions, including those in the juvenile justice system, in dealing with criminals or delinquents.
(4)
The administrative actions taken by law enforcement, prosecutorial, judicial, penal, and correctional agencies or institutions, including those in the juvenile justice system, in dealing with minors who are the subject of a petition or hearing in the juvenile court to transfer their case to the jurisdiction of an adult criminal court or whose cases are directly filed or otherwise initiated in an adult criminal court.
(5)
(A)
The total number of each of the following:
(i)
Civilian complaints received by law enforcement agencies under Section 832.5.
(ii)
Civilian complaints alleging criminal conduct of either a felony or a misdemeanor.
(iii)
Civilian complaints alleging racial or identity profiling, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 13519.4. These statistics shall be disaggregated by the specific type of racial or identity profiling alleged, including, but not limited to, based on a consideration of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or mental or physical disability.
(B)
The statistics reported pursuant to this paragraph shall provide, for each category of complaint identified under subparagraph (A), the number of complaints within each of the following disposition categories:
(i)
“Sustained,” which means that the investigation disclosed sufficient evidence to prove the truth of allegation in the complaint by preponderance
of the evidence.
(ii)
“Exonerated,” which means that the investigation clearly established that the actions of the personnel that formed the basis of the complaint are not a violation of law or agency policy.
(iii)
“Not sustained,” which means that the investigation failed to disclose sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegation in the complaint.
(iv)
“Unfounded,” which means that the investigation clearly established that the allegation is not true.
(C)
The reports under subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be made available to the public and disaggregated for each individual law enforcement agency.
(b)
The department shall give adequate interpretation of the statistics and present the information so that it may be of value in guiding the policies of the Legislature and of those in charge of the apprehension, prosecution, and treatment of criminals and delinquents, or those concerned with the prevention of crime and delinquency. This interpretation shall be presented in clear and informative formats on the OpenJustice Web portal. The Web portal shall also include statistics that are comparable with national uniform criminal statistics published by federal bureaus or departments.
(c)
Each year, on an annual basis, the Racial and Identity Profiling Advisory Board (RIPA), established pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (j) of Section 13519.4, shall analyze the statistics reported pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and
(B) of paragraph (5) of subdivision (a) of this section. RIPA’s analysis of the complaints shall be incorporated into its annual report as required by paragraph (3) of subdivision (j) of Section 13519.4 and shall be published on the OpenJustice Web portal. The reports shall not disclose the identity of peace officers.
References
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 13010.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 832.5.
referencesCal. Penal Code - PEN § 13519.4.
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