88% of police union contracts contain provisions that shield officers from accountability — including automatic destruction of misconduct records — documented evidence
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A study of 178 police union contracts found that 88% contained provisions that shield officers from accountability. These include: mandatory destruction of disciplinary records (often after 6-18 months), restrictions on civilian oversight, requirements that officers receive advance notice of misconduct investigations (allowing coordination of stories), and 'cooling off' periods before officers can be questioned after shootings. In some departments, officers fired for misconduct are reinstated up to 70% of the time through union arbitration.

88% of police union contracts contain provisions that shield officers from accountability — including automatic destruction of misconduct records

LEGAL·June 29, 2017·By Police Accountability Groups / Mapping Police Violence·2.6K upvotes·67 comments
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Police unions have negotiated contracts that make it almost impossible to fire bad cops. Records are destroyed, investigations are delayed, and fired officers get their jobs back.
Police Accountability Groups / Mapping Police ViolenceJune 29, 2017Source

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