THE NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE CHIEF WANTS THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY TO BE MORE TRANSPARENT. CHIEF PETE KASSETAS ASKED THE ACADEMY’S DIRECTOR ON TUESDAY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING RECORDS ON OFFICER DISCIPLINE INTO A SEARCHABLE DATABASE THAT ANYONE COULD ACCESS.
ACCORDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL, THAT INFORMATION IS CURRENTLY ONLY AVAILABLE THROUGH AN INSPECTION OF PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. THE ACADEMY BOARD HAS THE POWER TO SUSPEND OR REVOKE POLICE OFFICERS’ CERTIFICATIONS.
THE BOARD TOOK NO ACTION ON KASETTAS’S REQUEST.
