13 Dallas Police Officers Disciplined For Social Media Posts That Violated Department Policy
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - The Dallas Police Department has disciplined 13 officers for "misconduct on social media" discovered by Plain View Project researchers in 2019.
The command staff is still working on two pending cases, the department said in a news release Thursday night.
The PVP reviewed posts on social media from 2010 through 2018. The Internal Affairs Division expanded its scope to 2019.
PVP identified 169 former and current DPD officers thought to be in violation of the department's social media policy, but 60 are no longer with the department.
That left 109 officers under review.
Internal Affairs reviewed approximately 445 posts or comments made by the 109 officers.
Some of the posts did not violate policy, while some of the officers were identified as needing additional training, specifically for cultural awareness and use of social media.
The discipline handed out ranges from documented counseling to suspensions without pay.
Every action by a Dallas Police Officer impacts our relationships with our entire community," said Chief Renee Hall in a statement. "It is imperative that we operate with the highest level of ethics and integrity to ensure that the public is confident in the legitimacy of who we are as a law enforcement agency."
DPD was one of eight police departments across the country reviewed by PVP, a watchdog group that compiled 5,000 posts by 3,500 police officers it found concerning.