Pittsburgh City Councilman William Peduto suggested a series of amendments Tuesday that he believes would create a zero tolerance policy for city police officers accused of domestic violence...Zero tolerance urged for abuse for Pittsburgh police
By The Tribune-Review
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
...Peduto said the proposed amendments -- including one that requires any officer who is the subject of a domestic violence or protection from abuse investigation to immediately surrender his service weapon -- are based on national best practice models from the International Association of Chiefs of Police... (Full article)
Zero tolerance urged for abuse for Pittsburgh police
ReplyDeleteBy The Tribune-Review
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Pittsburgh City Councilman William Peduto suggested a series of amendments Tuesday that he believes would create a zero tolerance policy for city police officers accused of domestic violence.
Peduto said the proposed amendments -- including one that requires any officer who is the subject of a domestic violence or protection from abuse investigation to immediately surrender his service weapon -- are based on national best practice models from the International Association of Chiefs of Police.
The suggested amendments follow a public hearing last week when women's groups urged City Council to strengthen a proposed domestic violence policy that is scheduled for a preliminary vote today.
The amendments suggested by Peduto also would:
= Add language that recognizes the danger of child abuse and domestic violence against all family members, not just the police officer's intimate partner.
= Require the city to maintain personnel records of Police Bureau employees for 10 years after they leave the job.
= Require any officer involved in a protection from abuse proceeding to immediately notify his or her immediate supervisor.
= Prohibit anyone with a protection from abuse order from being admitted to the training academy and require the Civilian Police Review Board to investigate all complaints of domestic violence involving a police officer. Any officer accused of domestic violence would not be eligible for promotion until the investigation is completed.
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