Reports & Resources

Special Reports

Systemic Review of Officer-Involved Shooting of Anthony Chilcott

August 2021
This report focuses on the “Evaluation of King County Sheriff’s Office: Policy, Practice, and Review Mechanisms for Officer-Involved Shootings” gained from the Systemic Review relating to November 25, 2019 Officer-Involved Shooting of Anthony Chilcott.
OLEO Report - English | Spanish | Vietnamese | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional)
View OLEO’s 8/31/2021 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee

Systemic Review of Officer-Involved Shooting of Tommy Le

September 2020
This report focuses on the “Evaluation of King County Sheriff’s Office: Policy, Practice, and Review Mechanisms for Officer-Involved Shootings” gained from the Systemic Review of the June 14, 2017 Officer-Involved Shooting of Tommy Le.
OLEO Report - English | Vietnamese
View OLEO’s 9/2/2020 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee

Systemic Review of Officer Involved Shooting of Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens

February 2020
This report focuses on the “Evaluation of the King County Sheriff’s Office: Policy, Practice, and Review Mechanisms for Officer-Involved Shootings" gained from the Systemic Review of January 27, 2017 Officer-Involved Shooting of Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens.
OLEO Report - English | Spanish | Vietnamese | Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese (Traditional)
View OLEO’s 2/11/2020 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee

Use of Force Complaint Processing in the King County Sheriff's Office

August 2018
Use of Force Complaint Processing in the King County Sheriff's Office
Appendix 1 – Literature Review | Appendix 2 – P-FAS Summary | Appendix 3 – Recommendations
April 2019
Sheriff’s April 1, 2019 Response | Sheriff’s Appendix 2
May 2019
OLEO’s Response to Sheriff’s Response

Internal Investigations Complaint Classification Review of the King County Sheriff’s Office

July 2018
King County Sheriff’s Office Complaint Classification Process Review
April 2019
Sheriff’s April 1, 2019 Response | Sheriff’s Appendix 1
May 2019
OLEO’s Response to Sheriff’s Response

Transparency and Media Relations in High-Profile Police Cases

June 2018
Brechner Center Issue Brief
April 2019
Sheriff’s April 1, 2019 Response
May 2019
OLEO’s Response to Sheriff’s Response

Civilian Oversight Entities and Law Enforcement Union Collective Bargaining Agreements: Comparison of King County and other Relevant Jurisdictions

December 2016
This report by the OIR Group examines how the current collective bargaining agreement (CBA) of the King County Police Officers Guild limits independent police oversight as compared to 20 other CBAs from comparable jurisdictions.
OLEO Report

Review of the King County Sheriff's Office Requirement to Conduct Internal Investigations within 180 Days

July 2015
This report focuses on the number of IIU Investigations that were not processed within the required 180 days and identifies possible causes and recommendations to decrease the number of lapses.
OLEO Report

Systemic Review of Officer-Involved Shooting of Dustin Theoharis

July 2013
This report focuses on the tactics and decisions of King County Sheriff’s Office (KCSO) members involved in the incident, the investigations by KCSO that followed, and the assessment as a result of these investigation.
OLEO Memo | PARC Report

Law Enforcement Oversight: Limited Independence, Authority & Access to Information Impede Effectiveness

July 2015
King County Auditor's Report

Managing the Risk of Misconduct for the King County Sheriff’s Office

September 2012
This report focuses on the King County Sheriff’s Office’s internal oversight of investigations of use of force and employee misconduct.
OLEO Memo | PARC Report

The King County Sheriff's Office: Policies and Procedures for Internal Affairs Investigations

2012
This report reviews the King County Sheriff's Office, the Internal Investigations Unit, and the Office of Law Enforcement Oversight to analyze current internal investigations operations and practices.
Hillard Heintze Report