Criminal
Oct. 6, 2011
Sheriff's oversight group expands beyond Los Angeles
Created in 2001 to oversee the Sheriff's department's handling of excessive force, the Office of Independent Review has raked in more than $400,000 in freelance contracts while building a nationwide reputation for police oversight.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
After a mentally ill man named James Chasse Jr. died in police custody in Portland, the city went searching for an outside authority to review the department's internal investigation.
One bid from Los Angeles rose above the rest.
The OIR group has "monitored, evaluated and made recommendations" on more than 700 misconduct investigations, it said in its 2009 pitch to city official...
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