I have reported that the State of Arizona makes very public the records on practicing teachers and whether or not there have been disciplinary actions against them. Public records also exist for doctors, nurses, attorneys, CPAs and others, no doubt.

There may not be the exact same system in place for AZ police officers, but the important point is whether or not there is oversight in place for the state police force and does it have ‘bite’ or not. Are they effective in policing their own numbers? Here is a listing of the board members on AZ POST which is the governing board for the state police force. Lastly is a recent article form the Phoenix New Times about the results of these efforts.

For my money, it looks like they are doing a good job. Would love to hear from other states about how these oversight boards either are or are not working for you.

Board Members: AZ PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING BOARD

BOARD CHAIRMAN

SHERIFF SCOTT MASCHER

Board Chairman

COLONEL HESTON SILBERT

AZ DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

THE HONORABLE MARK BRNOVICH

ARIZONA ATTORNEY GENERAL

 Chief Alan Rodbell

CHIEF ALAN RODBELL

SCOTTSDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT
Director David Shinn

DIRECTOR DAVID SHINN

AZ DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

ANDREW T. LEFEVRE

GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY

SHERIFF MARK J. DANNELS

COCHISE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

DEPUTY CHRISTOPHER PITTMANN

MARICOPA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

OFFICER MATTHEW MEDINA

PRESCOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT

 JAMIE KELLY

JAMIE KELLY

PUBLIC MEMBER
CHIEF THOMAS E KELLY

CHIEF THOMAS E KELLY

APACHE JUNCTION POLICE DEPARTMENT

LEESA B. WEISZ

PUBLIC MEMBER

 Jail Commander Don Bischoff

JAIL COMMANDER DON BISCHOFF

MOHAVE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

 

AZPOST : Peace Officer Standards and Training Board

28 Arizona Cops Got
Banned From Law
Enforcement Last Year

MEG O’CONNOR | JANUARY 23, 2020 | 6:30AM Phoenix New Times

A Mesa cop arrested and charged for sexual conduct with a minor. A Lake Havasu City officer who repeatedly accessed his department’s bodycam videos and allowed his girlfriend to watch them. A supervisor who, as evidence custodian of the Somerton Police Department, repeatedly mishandled evidence, failed to send it for testing, or failed to preserve evidence in criminal investigations.

These are some of the things that got 28 Arizona cops banned from working in law enforcement in this state last year, Phoenix New Times learned after reviewing the 12 meetings and four integrity bulletins from the Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training Board in 2019.

The review also found that an additional 41 police officers and recruits voluntarily relinquished their peace officer certification or were denied a peace officer certification as a recruit.