Legal Question in Administrative Law in California

Re: does a uniformed police officer

I believe they are required to and that it is also general police department rules to do so as long as it is not part of resisting an officer. Most departments have an internal affairs divisions that investigate police officer misconduct. There are various civilian groups that also monitor the police, who may be able to help.

Re: does a uniformed police officer

Police departments almost always have citizen complaint departments or specialists - often civilian employees - whose job it is to hear and investigate complaints. The easiest way to find these departments is to do an on-line search through the city or county Web site and then the department's site, but a few phone calls after carefully checking the government pages of the phone book should also be effective.