This is a 6 percent reduction in complaints they received in 2011 when we received 784 complaints. Last year we sustained allegations in 60 percent of the cases we closed. We found proper conduct in 31 percent of the allegations we investigated and we found that 4 percent of the allegations were unfounded or not true. The largest percentage of allegations we received were for unwanted action, 33 percent of the allegations followed by the conduct reflecting discredit. 29 percent of the allegations. Unnecessary force comprised only 3 percent of the allegations we received and last year we did not sustain any of the allegations of a necessary force. In 2012, approximately 26 percent of the complainants were african americans, cacasions and other percentage declined to state their rates. Additionally, Asian Americans at 7 percent, latinos at 12 percent, native americans and Pacific Islanders at 1 percent and 3 percent other. The occ is located on the 7th floor on the corner of sanes and ma
Languages including can toe knees, man da raoen and spanish, two of the investigators are bi lingual speakers and that is important because the largest number of our nonenglish interviews are conducted in spanish. For languages other than the ones that i previously mentioned, we will obtain the interpretation services, last year we conducted 14 intakes in spanish, and five intakes in can toe knees, one in russian and one in american sign language. We have a website, which is www. Sfgov. Org occ. And if any of you would like Additional Information on the occ, this evening, in your investigation dennis max um is in the back of the room there and we also have brochures available on the table. And that concludes my remarks. Thank you. Thank you very much director hicks. Any questions for director hicks from the commission. Just want to tell you a little bit about the medation and it is a real helpful process. When the people interact with the police the officer use the persons voice as the
This is the cbs e this is the cbs evening news with scott pelley. Pelley good evening. In a summer filled with all kinds of distractions for the nation, the president had a message today focus. He wants the focus to be on the economy, saying that washington has taken its eye off the ball. A cbs news poll out tonight finds that 61 of americans believe that the economy is bad. Only 37 said its good. When we asked about household income, 25 told us theyre not making enough to pay their bills, and nearly half, 47 , said they are making just enough. Thats 72 of americans struggling to get by. The president today delivered the first in a series of speeches that hes planning on the economy. He was at knoxx college in gailsberg, illinois. He didnt announce any new initiatives, so what was the point . Heres chief White House Correspondent Major Garrett. Major. Reporter scott, the white house is worried that Old Washington political battles could return this fall and jeopardize economic recovery
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