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West Hartford has a new Civilian Police Review Board. (Tim Jensen/Patch)
WEST HARTFORD, CT The West Hartford Town Council Tuesday appointed the members of its new Civilian Police Review Board.
The council established the CPRB in February. West Hartford is one of the first Connecticut municipalities to have established a civilian police review board using new authority provided in the police accountability legislation adopted by the state General Assembly last summer.
The CPRB consists of seven civilian regular members and three alternates appointed by the council.
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The CPRB will be responsible for reviewing the internal investigation of all complaints received by the West Hartford Police Department and for providing the council with annual policy recommendations.
West Hartford’s new civilian police review board will include several attorneys, a consultant to the state department of children and families, a psychiatric clinician and a retired corrections officer among others.