Abstract
On September 30, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), “creat[ing] a system to investigate and revoke or suspend peace officer certification for serious misconduct,” as well as establishing the Peace Officer Standards Accountability Division and the Peace Standards Accountability Advisory Board, which will be responsible for investigations into police misconduct. This Note will describe the new features of SB 2’s decertification provisions in contrast to traditional methods of addressing police misconduct. Additionally, this Note will examine where the bill fell short, and how to overcome its shortcomings.
Recommended Citation
Ani Boyadjian,
Moving Toward Police Accountability: Beyond Senate Bill 2,
56 Loy. L.A. L. Rev. 1355
(2023).
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/llr/vol56/iss4/7
