LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) Little Rock city leaders are slated to vote Tuesday on a proposal to form the state’s first resident board that would review police actions and recommend investigations.
The ordinance would create a five-member board to review citizen complaints about police interactions related to corruption, discrimination and use of force. It was proposed by Mayor Frank Scott Jr. last week.
If approved, the board wouldn’t replace the city’s existing Civil Service Commission, which comprises residents who oversee personnel disputes, promotions and policy violations involving fire and police departments.
Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey created a Citizens Public Safety Oversight Committee in Norman, Oklahoma, before he began serving in Arkansas this year. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the committee in Norman monitors community policing, reviews expenditures and conducts reviews.
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