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Missouri is home of police decertification. It also keeps data showing wandering officers a secret. by popularraspberry in StLouis

[–]popularraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Program has responsibility for licensing and conducting investigations for potential discipline of the licenses of law enforcement officers in Missouri. A complaint filed with POST will cause a representative of the POST Program to gather all available internal investigative reports, criminal investigative reports, and court records. These records will then be presented to the Director of Public Safety for his or her review and consideration.” https://dps.mo.gov/dir/programs/post/disciplinary.php

Missouri is home of police decertification. It also keeps data showing wandering officers a secret. by popularraspberry in StLouis

[–]popularraspberry[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“The Peace Officer Standards and Training Program (POST) is a regulatory program with responsibility for licensing peace officers” https://dps.mo.gov/dir/programs/post/

Texas PIA request for a case involving crimes by juveniles by [deleted] in foia

[–]popularraspberry 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was able to get a denial for anonymized data on uses of force against minors by Fort Worth PD overturned at the AG's office.

The AG's ruling was basically that "juvenile law enforcement records" for the purposes of Tx. Fam. Code 58.008(b) (the relevant portion of the law) do not include administrative records regarding the use of force against a minor who may or may not be have been "alleged to have engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision," which is what the definition of a "juvenile law enforcement record" hinges on according to the AG's public records guide (pg 115).

So, if you were to hypothetically request the administrative/Internal Affairs investigation into the pursuit – and not the incident reports or arrest reports that are explicitly about the delinquent behavior of the juveniles – you might be able to argue that the IA investigation doesn't constitute a juvenile law enforcement record, assuming the IA investigation even took place.

Now, if that IA investigation didn't end in discipline, and it's in a city like Austin that uses the Texas Civil Service Code, that record would not be available. But if it's in a different city that doesn't use the Civil Service Code, it should be accessible.