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I. INTRODUCTION .............................................................................................1

II. STATISTICAL DATA........................................................................................3

A. METHODOLOGY ...................................................................................3

B. TOTAL NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ...................................................4

C. UNNECESSARY OR EXCESSIVE FORCE ...........................................4

D. OTHER ALLEGATIONS .........................................................................5

III. CONCERNS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ...................................................8

A. PROCEDURAL COMPLAINTS ..............................................................8

1. Defining a Procedural Complaint ......................................................9

2. Auditing Procedural Complaints .......................................................11

3. Intervention Counseling and Procedural Complaints ......................12

B. POTENTIAL BIAS WITHIN THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS UNIT ..........13

C. OBJECTIVITY OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS INTAKE PROCESS .14

IV. OBSERVATIONS ............................................................................................15

V. CONCLUSION ................................................................................................17

APPENDIX A-1: DEFINITIONS OF FINDINGS ....................................................18