Gov’s Task Force on Independent Investigations of Police Use of Force – 9/3/20 Meeting (2 of 2)

The Task Force consists of 24 members, but I don’t believe all were there.  Attendance was not taken or was not taken during the TVW viewing time.
 
The meeting was very organized.  From viewing the minutes of previous meetings all nine meetings have been planned with agendas to cover a specific topic.  Previous meetings focused on the current system and investigative systems in other places in and outside the USA.
 
Today’s meeting objective was to discuss what the jurisdiction and powers of the investigative body should be. 
 
There were three guests speakers, some general Q&A for each speaker and then four breakout groups to address three questions.  After the breakout groups they all got back together to share results.
 
Guest speakers: Todd Foglesong (Professor Univ. of Toronto); Nick Hardwick (Univ. of London) and Wanda Perez Maldonado (Formal Chief of Investigations, NY). Guest speakers each shared knowledge on what different investigative units jurisdiction and powers are. They vary in size and scope.
 
Break-out group questions

1. ​What do you think the jurisdiction and scope of the investigation should be and why?
2. What do you think the powers and duties of the investigative team should be?
3. What is the cut of the involved agency?

It seemed that all had an equal voice in the break out sessions.  The general consensus was that the investigative unit’s jurisdiction should be broad rather than narrow in scope and they should have all powers needed to investigate (issuing subpoenas, accessing records, etc.).  Arrest authority seemed to need further discussion.