Friday, June 25, 1999
Police review board drew range of applicants
Seven were chosen from field of 130
BY TANYA BRICKING
The Cincinnati Enquirer
A Franciscan priest, the wife of a police officer and an array of nurses, teachers and mental health workers are all among people Cincinnati officials rejected for its panel to investigate reviews of police misconduct.
A glimpse at applications for the group selected this week shows community volunteers, ministers, housewives, lawyers, professors, a retired firefighter and former law-enforcement types all wanted to be on the panel that polices police.
City Manager John Shirey selected a retired secretary, two lawyers, a doctor, a minister, a mental heath executive and a social worker from a pool of 130 people to be on the watchdog group.
The civilian board will give advice and make recommendations to the city manager regarding thoroughness, accuracy, credibility and impartiality of other investigations.
Members are appointed to three-year terms and earn $100 per meeting.
Most people who applied were educated professionals who expressed a desire to have unbiased reviews of alleged misconduct.
“I am concerned that an "us' versus "them' mentality has developed among some persons with the police division and the community at large,” wrote Juanita Glover, an applicant from Avondale.
Others, such as Father Celsus Griese, a 71-year-old priest, said he'd “been on both sides of the street,” and could understand the concerns of police and the community.
University of Cincinnati law professor Christo Lassiter applied and said he had written a scholarly article about the effectiveness of such panels as a vehicle to find common ground between police and the community.
Criminal justice students, free-lance writers and a licensed private investigator were among the applicants.
Some wrote about unfavorable experiences with police. Others recalled positive ones.
Mr. Shirey said it came down to picking a diverse group of panelists who could advise him and add credibility to the review process.
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