"Mac Muir returned to his hometown of Oakland in 2023 to run the city's civilian police watchdog. However, it was a tough time for the Police Commission. The Community Police Review Agency, which operates under the authority of the Police Commission, had become overwhelmed with pending cases and enormous expectations and was struggling with too few staff. Muir spent two years rebuilding the agency, hiring investigators, developing a new case management system, cleaning the case backlog, and managing high-profile reviews of police misconduct."
"Earlier this year, Muir left his job as executive director of the agency, warning his bosses on the police commission that impending cuts to his team threatened the progress they'd made. But he's still an optimist about the potential for civilian oversight to transform public safety, including in Oakland. Muir recently authored a book, Cop Cop, based on his decade as an investigator for New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board, and has stayed busy sharing his insights with city leaders and activists across the country."
Muir returned to Oakland in 2023 to lead the city's civilian police watchdog and encountered an overwhelmed Community Police Review Agency burdened by pending cases and insufficient staff. He spent two years rebuilding the agency by hiring investigators, developing a new case management system, clearing the backlog, and overseeing high-profile misconduct reviews. He left earlier this year as executive director, warning that impending staff cuts threatened recent progress. He remains optimistic about civilian oversight's ability to transform public safety and released Cop Cop based on a decade as an investigator for New York City's Civilian Complaint Review Board.
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