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Dissent on the rise within Oakland Police Department(0)

January 1, 2009

OAKLAND, Calif. — A rare open breach is becoming apparent in the Oakland Police Department, much of it highlighted by the controversial investigation into the brazen slaying of Oakland journalist Chauncey Bailey.

Dissent on the rise within Oakland Police Department

Rank-and-file begin to question Bailey probe

OAKLAND — As 2008 ends, more questions than answers remain about the brazen slaying of journalist Chauncey Bailey 17 months ago, and they raise increasing concerns about this city’s beleaguered police force — questions that some officers say are now being asked within their own ranks.

Understaffed Oakland department behind other cities in solving homicides

The Oakland Police Department has the lowest homicide clearance rate among California’s large cities because the department is understaffed and the detective work in certain instances is not thorough, an investigation by The Chauncey Bailey Project has found.

Oakland homicide clearance numbers vary

At a time when law enforcement leaders nationwide are stressing that accurate data is critical to good police work, the Oakland Police Department cannot produce reliable homicide statistics that meet national standards.