
Reports & Resources
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Special Reports
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Systemic Review 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 Systemic Review of the June 14, 2017 officer-involved shooting of Tommy Le
OLEO Report (English) also translated into Vietnamese (Phóng sự tiếng Việt về Tommy Le)
View OLEO’s 9/2/2020 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee
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Systemic Review 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 Insight Gained from Systemic Review of January 27, 2017, Officer-Involved Shooting of Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens”
OLEO Report
View OLEO’s 2/11/2020 report presentation to the King County Council Law and Justice Committee
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Review of the King County Sheriff's Office requirement to conduct IIU 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
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Review of Officer Involved Shooting of Dustin Theoharis
July 2013
This report focuses on the tactics and decisions of King County Sheriff’s Office members involved in the incident, the investigations by KCSO that followed, and the assessment as a result of these investigation
OLEO Memo | PARC Report
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Law Enforcement Oversight: Limited Independence, Authority & Access to Information Impede Effectiveness
July 2015
King County Auditor's Report
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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
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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
Community Resources
- OLEO Community Guide to Filing a Complaint Against a Sheriff’s Office Employee
June 2020
This guide provides a roadmap to how complaints are processed, including the role of oversight, at the King County Sheriff’s Office. PDF linked here.
- OLEO guide to identifying law enforcement officers on Metro and Sound transit
English, Spanish, Chinese
Memos
- Deborah Jacobs input to Inquest Process Review Committee
February 2018
OLEO Memo
- Crisis Intervention Team Training and Policy Recommendations
June 2017
OLEO Memo
Annual Reports
- OLEO 2019 Annual Report, 2019 Cases OLEO Declined to Certify, 2019 Corrective Actions and Other Outcomes for Sustained Allegations
- 2019 Summary of Misconduct Complaints by King County Council District: District 1, District 2, District 3, District 4, District 5, District 6, District 7, District 8, District 9
- 2018 Annual Report, Cases OLEO Declined to Certify, Corrective Actions and Other Outcomes for Sustained Allegations
- 2017 Annual Report, Supplemental: IIU Investigations in Which OLEO Requested Further Information
- 2016 Annual Report, OLEO Supplemental to 2016 AR
- 2015 Annual Report
- 2014 Annual Report
- 2011 Annual Report