SCLC/Rosa #657 — Philadelphia Police Advisory Board 1958–60: recommend, not impose
SCLC Civilian board heard complaints independently but could recommend, not impose, officer discipline.
1958–60 ledger: 107 complaints (46 brutality allegations), 22 hearings, 12 decisions for complainants and 10 for officers (three virtually default), with no dismissal recommendation. 152 complaints is a later March 1961 snapshot.
Commission explicitly could not establish whether brutality incidence fell. Craft: recommendation ≠ discipline imposed; snapshot date ≠ period ledger.
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