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• The council's Public Safety
Committee recommended that
the council confirm the appointment
of civil libertarian Stanley
K. Sheinbaum to the Police
Commission as part of Bradley's
efforts to make the panel more
active and responsive to complaints
about the police.
The report on police litiga~ion
by the city's Chief Legislative
Analyst looked at settlements
and court judgments that cost the
city in excess of$15,000 between
1986 and 1990. Of the 140 cases
studied, the police Internal Affairs
Division investigated 36.
The review found that 37 of
the 140 major settlements and
judgments involved traffic accidents.
The remaining 1 03 cases
included wrongful deaths, shootings,
injuries caused by excessive
force, civil rights violations anq
charges of officer negligence dur- ·
ing an attack by a police dog.
The Police Department's Internal
Affairs Division said it investigated
.50 officers who were involved
in 36 cases that were
settled by the city. Most of the 36
probes involved either excessive
force allegations or shooting violations.
Ofthe 50 police officers investigated
by the internal affairs division,
the study found that:
• 24 officers received no penalty.
• 17 officers received suspensions.
• Four officers received admonishments
or official reprimands.
• Three officers received
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