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Gays present review proposal

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jective, fair investigations by the In-
ternal Affairs Division, which can
only be to the advantage of the ma-
jority of decent police officers in the
Dallas Police Department as well as of
our citizens."
Baker said the caucus plan was de-
veloped by a commission comprised of
gay educators, businessmen and attor-
neys. The proposal "assumes that a
need exists for a more effective disci-
plinary process to deal with citizen
complaints against police," he said.
"We believe this need has been
well documented by Dallas Gay Po-
litical Caucus, showing the current in-

ability of the Dallas Pc.e D
ment's Internal Affairs Division to he
either sensitive or responsive to ti:
needs of the community," Baker said.
Marvin Crenshaw, head of the C,-
alition of Organizations for a Citizen;
Review Board, backed Blair's propo.-
al. He said an acceptable review boa d
must be representative of those'
fected, must be accessible to citizens,
be independent of the police depart-
ment and must have the power wo
subpoena records and witnesses to g
an independent review.
Other speakers gave backing to
Blair's proposal, and a number of ciIi-
zens were unhappy at the city's han.-
ling of a city hal rally Saturday by
the coalition.