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Pattern of Unconstitutional Detentions and Searches by
Denver Police
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Apr 16, 2001 - Public Safety Review Commission Recommends New Police Procedures to Prevent "Wholesale Violations of Citizens' Constitutional Rights"
The Denver Police Department "provides an open opportunity for wholesale violations of citizens' constitutional rights" because it does not require officers to record the basis for pedestrian stops and pat-down searches, according to a letter sent to Police Chief Gerald Whitman by the Denver Public Safety Commission ("Commission").

Nov 20, 1998 - Denver Public Safety Review Commission to Investigate Pattern of Unconstitutional Detentions and Searches of Innocent Citizens by Denver Police
In response to a request from the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado (ACLU), the Denver Public Safety Review Commission announced last evening that it will investigate whether Denver police routinely permit patrol officers to conduct unconstitutional detentions and searches of innocent citizens.


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