Week 7 Police Law And Minnesota Community Discussion Initial Discussion – 250 wordsIn Minnesota, a city’s citizen review board for officer complaints only

Week 7 Police Law And Minnesota Community Discussion Initial Discussion – 250 wordsIn Minnesota, a city’s citizen review board for officer complaints only has the authority to make a recommendation to police command staff as to what the discipline should be for a police officer. This is if the board believes there was a violation of policy. In the past few years, social activist groups have been pushing for a citizen review board to have more oversight and authority due activist group claims of police abuse of power. Should citizen review boards have more authority by being given the final say in officer discipline? Or should it continue to be the same, in which police administration makes the final decision?