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“The bill… provided that disciplinary records relating to the use of deadly force, … sexual assault, unjustified stops and arrests, racial profiling, discriminatory treatment, … would be available for public inspection… The police union lobby opposed SB 1286."

Let the Sunshine In: Illuminating the Powerful Role Police Unions Play in Shielding Officer Misconduct
Stanford Law & Policy Review
Vol. 28 Issue 1, pp. 109–149,
2017
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