Police review board findings kept secret
An opinion piece in the Redding Record Searchlight suggests that a state law opening the reports of police review boards to the public would actually reduce suspicion and distrust of police departments and enhance their reputations. -DB Redding Record Searchlight Opinion October 1, 2009 The greatest benefit of such a panel: It would open a window onto the rarely seen world of police departments’ disciplinary proceedings. But that window is nailed shut. A 2006 state