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California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

Coverage of California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training in the Nexus archive.

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Rafael Silvaperson1Delano Police Departmentorganization1The California Newsroomorganization1UC Berkeley’s Investigative Reporting Programorganization1FBIorganization1Oakland Police Departmentorganization1California Highway Patrolorganization1California Department of Justiceorganization1Rob Bontaperson1involuntary manslaughtertopic1aggravated assaulttopic1police shooting investigationstopic1
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  • SECURITYJun 25 · 23:03 UTCCALMATTERS
    California agencies disciplined officers for biased conduct, but they rarely lost their jobs

    California disciplinary records show officers who used racist, sexist, and anti-LGBTQ language often retained their jobs despite sustained misconduct findings. An investigation identified 148 officers between 2014 and 2024, with only 12% fired and over 40% still working in law enforcement, including Rafael Silva of the Delano Police Department, who made violent anti-transgender threats online.

  • CRIMEJun 12 · 12:00 UTCCALMATTERS
    5 things to know about California’s backlog of police shooting investigations

    California's police shooting investigations, transferred to the Department of Justice in 2020 to address conflicts of interest, have closed 41 cases over five years without recommending charges against any officer. Investigations average nearly 2.5 years, exceeding statutes of limitations for certain crimes like involuntary manslaughter and missing deadlines for officer decertification.