The dashboard — reportedly the first of its kind in Texas — is funded by the Urban Institute and Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative. SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Texas PoliceBrutality PoliceAccountability PoliceReform
"Wandering officers are a serious problem across the nation, but especially here in Bexar County," said Ananda Tomas, Act 4 SA's executive director., police reform group ACT 4 SA has launched an online dashboard making it easier to track officers terminated for bad behavior., which went live Friday, includes suspension and arbitration data for San Antonio police officers between 2010 and 2022.
The dashboard — reportedly the first of its kind in Texas — aims to curb the"wandering officer" issue in Bexar County, according to leaders of San Antonio-based Act 4 SA. A wandering officer is a cop who's suspended or fired in one municipality but manages to get rehired in a law enforcement position elsewhere.
"Wandering officers are a serious problem across the nation, but especially here in Bexar County," ACT 4 SA Executive DirectorAnanda Tomas said in a statement."It will be hard now for our local law enforcement agencies in Bexar County to say they did not have the resources to know they were hiring SAPD officers previously fired for misconduct."
Funded by grants from the Urban Institute and Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative, the dashboard allows users to see an officer's name, the type of incident for which they were suspended, their disciplinary outcomes and short summaries of the incident for which they were disciplined. accused of past infractions including trying to feed a homeless man a sandwich containing feces, ended up working in Floresville as a reserve officer.from the Floresville Police Department.
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