Jerry L. Steering is a Police Misconduct Attorney who has been suing state and local police officers since 1984, including those officers in and around Banning, California. Mr. Steering is a Specialist and Expert in suing the police for false arrests, police brutality / excessive force, malicious prosecutions and wrongful deaths. He sues the police in Riverside County and throughout California. Mr. Steering’s many years of experience in suing the police can turn losing your police misconduct civil rights case from a loss to a win. THE “CAPO” UNITS IN THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT AND THE RIVERSIDE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY’S OFFICE PROMOTES AND DEFENDS POLICE OUTRAGES AGAINST CIVILIANS Ever since Chad Bianco became the elected Sheriff of Riverside County, Riverside County has become a cesspool of police outrages, such as police beatings of innocents, false arrests for verbal protest of police actions or order, and malicious prosecutions, prosecuted by the CAPO (Crime Against Peace Officers) Unit of the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. As set forth in the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Standards Manual: 301.4.1 CRIMES AGAINST PEACE OFFICER’S UNIT The department, in an effort to improve investigations into crimes committed against on-duty department members, and to integrate risk management practices into such incidents, created the Crimes Against Peace Officer’s Unit (CAPO). The unit is centralized at the Professional Standards Bureau – Civil Unit, and is tasked primarily with criminal review and assistance with cases involving significant use of force, and crimes committed against deputies such as 148 PC, 69 PC, and 243(b) PC. Those assigned to the CAPO Unit serve as liaisons to all Facilities/Stations/Bureaus, providing guidance and investigative assistance as needed to complete thorough investigations of these matters, which are likely to be accepted for prosecution and ultimately result in appropriate criminal conviction. CAPO Unit responsibilities primarily include: (a) Provide training to all Facilities/Stations/Bureaus related to crimes against peace officers. (b) Identify incidents, which would benefit from additional follow-up and liaison or assist Facility/Station/Bureaus with the follow-up investigation. (c) Respond to significant incidents and provide insight as to potential areas that may need additional investigation to assist in the successful prosecution of the suspect and mitigation of civil liability. (d) Evaluate the need to recontact the suspect and conduct either additional criminal interview or civil interview. (e) Liaison with the DA’s Office CAPO Vertical Prosecution Unit to ensure successful prosecution. (f) Review and provided guidance and assistance related to DA Kickbacks (12I’s) and ensure re-filing in a timely manner. In the event a CAPO investigator is needed to respond or consult on an incident immediately, supervisor’s should contact the on-call Professional Standards Bureau lieutenant at any time. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department also has a CAPO Unit, that works hand-in-hand with the Professional Standards – Internal Affairs Unit of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is so corrupt, that each Deputy Sheriff and other Members of that agency are required to act in a manner to minimize civil liability to the County. As set forth in the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Standards Manual, Policy 301: 301.2 POLICY It is the policy of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department to practice sound, contemporary, and practical risk management strategies throughout all divisions of responsibility. Every department member is a risk manager and shall adhere to the mandates within this policy to effectively protect the department and the public against needless and avoidable liability exposure.” In other words, the deputies are supposed to prevent liability to the County coffers by following the directions of the civil liability department; the bean counters who’s only concern if preventing the County from having to pay out money for the outrages of deputy sheriffs. This is outrageous. The police are supposed to seek the truth and do justice; not prevent civil liability. Those deputies protect the County coffers by attempting to procure your conviction for a “resistance offense”, such as “resisting arrest” (Cal. Penal Code § 148(a)(1)), “resisting arrest with force or violence” (Cal. Penal Code § 69), “battery on peace officer (Cal. Penal Code § 243(b)), “battery on peace officer causing injury (Cal. Penal Code § 243(c)(2)) and “assault on peace officer with deadly weapon” (Cal. Penal Code § 243(c)). They maliciously prosecution you for these “resistance offenses” because a conviction for any one of them can preclude you from successfully suing the police for their outrages perpetrated against you. The deputies are even instructed on which “resistance offenses” to frame you for in their Department standards manual: See, Riverside County Sheriff’s Department Standards Manual, Policy 300 (Use of Force) provides in pertinent part: 300.7 DEPARTMENT MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES All department members are expected to promptly notify their supervisor of a use-of-force incident as soon as it is safe to do so. Deputies shall do the following consistent with the Risk Management Policy (DSM 301) and the reporting of a Use of Force: (j) File all relevant charges related to crimes against peace officers (148 PC, 69 PC, 243(b) PC). Again, this is outrageous. It is, however, reality in Riverside County. IF YOU ARE THE VICTIM OF POLICE MISCONDUCT JERRY L. STEERING CAN HELP YOU. As the old saying goes: “The young lawyer knows the law, but the old lawyer knows the Judge”. Jerry L. Steering knows the law and the judge. He can help you if you are the victim of a false arrest, or police brutality, or a malicious criminal prosecution, or if your loved one died at the hands of the police. Just because the police violated your constitutional rights doesn’t mean that you can do anything about it. In order to “do something about it”, to enforce your constitutional rights, it takes a great deal of experience, insights, skill and savvy. Jerry L. Steering has been suing police agencies for constitutional violations since 1984. He has the experience, insights, skill and savvy to actually win your police misconduct civil rights case, and winning is the only thing that matters. If you have been the victim of police misconduct, call Jerry L. Steering, Esq. at (949) 474-1849 or email Mr. Steering at Call Jerry L. 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