The investigation of a fatal shooting during a police response to a domestic disturbance in Centralia is the first case by the Office of Independent Investigations (OII) to be audited by the Office of the Washington State Auditor.
The Washington State Patrol’s investigation into the death of Manuel Ellis mostly followed state rules intended to ensure the agency’s work was credible, according to an audit published today (PDF).
The Office of the Washington State Auditor is conducting new “police training and certification audits” to determine if law enforcement agencies fully comply with officer conduct reporting requirements.
As the first state auditor’s office in the nation to systematically review every local investigation into police use of deadly force, today the Office of the Washington State Auditor published a new summary report offering insights from its first year of these unique audits.
The State Auditor's Office is the first in the nation to routinely audit investigations of police use of deadly force by comparing them to state rules and professional best practices. This past week, Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation to give auditors greater access to information in that work.
OLYMPIA – Today the Office of the Washington State Auditor released two first-of-their-kind audits related to law enforcement officers' use of deadly force. The reports compare the investigations of such incidents to state rules and professional best practices.