Yale will not contest FOIC decision calling for disclosure of YPD files
In a statement Friday morning, Yale announced it would not contest the Freedom of Information Commission's February ruling that mandated the Yale Police Department to disclose personnel files for two of its officers.
Almost two months ago, the commission ruled that the YPD, though it is a privately funded law-enforcement agency, is subject to the same disclosure rules as public agencies like the New Haven Police Department. Although University officials initially held their ground after the ruling, asserting that the YPD was not "functionally equivalent" to a public police...
Yes,they have nothing to hide so they can worry not.Not.
Nothing to hide THIS time, perhaps, but it may set a troubling precedent for the future.
History repeats itself.or there is more to the story.
some are transfered in a hurry from NH and beeyond.They take their file with them .So the cop is hiding and his record is protected.Who was that cop from Meriden who got "transfered" to Hamden and has assaulted at least 2 woman? i'd like to hear more about this transfering of inmates err i mean Officers
great journalistic standards, YDN. Quoting your own eic on a story. Sweet.
Here in Massachusetts, our group and others are actively supporting a state bill that would have much the same effect as the FOIC’s ruling. Mass. H. 3249, the 2007 Campus Crime Information Bill, would make police at private universities subject to the same disclosure rules as campus police at public universities (and municipal police).
The bill, which we drafted in Jan. 2007, is now being reviewed by the Joint Committee on State Administration & Regulatory Oversight. While the committee rejected most of the 200+ bills referred for its consideration, it gave ours an extension. One influential factor may have been your commission’s ruling.
With only a single acknowledged exception, namely Harvard, most private universities here seem to agree with us — and now with Yale — that the public should be given greater access to the authoritative information provided in campus police officers’ crime reports. In almost all cases, this should help the police gain or preserve students’ trust.
Dan McAnulty, Marjan Rafat, and other members of the MIT Crime Club
crimeclub@mit.edu
web.mit.edu/crimeclub/www/
great reporting...when in doubt, interview your editor!
seriously, though, yale has (finally) made the right call here.