What does OPA stand for?

Office of Professional Accountability (Seattle Police Department)

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Samples in periodicals archive:

The department's Office of Professional Accountability exonerated Jones of wrongdoing.

Man hit by officer's flashlight settles suit against city: $87K

The labor panel overturned a previous ruling allowing the names to be withheld from the city's Office of Professional Accountability Review Board (OPARB).

Review panel gains access to full files on police probes

Expectations of a transparent police department have languished since the Office of Professional Accountability was created in 1999 and the review panel was formed several years later.

Openness key to strong police board

The public's complaints about police misconduct are investigated by the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA), a civilian-run office within the police department.

Council picks panel for police oversight; Members include judge, ...

In a separate incident, the chief exonerated two officers involved with the beating and arrest of a Capitol Hill bar patron, even though the Office of Professional Accountability recommended they be punished.

Council OKs new rule on police discipline; Requirement affects police ...

Byline: Seattle Times Staff And News Services Clarification Publication Date: 09/20/2007 - The news brief ''Panel: Chief should explain reversals'' may have given the impression that a panel appointed by Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels has decided that the police chief should explain his reasons when he overturns discipline findings made by the director of the Office of Professional Accountability.

Pacific Northwest

Licata said Tuesday he also expects to introduce a second ordinance that would separate the Office of Professional Accountability (OPA) director's budget from the rest of the police department when the council begins its budget deliberations next month.

Council members draft police-discipline proposals; Seattle officials; ...

Citizens with personal stories about their experience with the city's Office of Professional Accountability are encouraged to attend.

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