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Seattle Municipal Archives Finding Aids

Seattle (Wash.). Police Dept.

 Organization

Found in 68 Collections and/or Records:

Community Service Officers Records

 Series
Identifier: 5413-02
Scope and Contents note

Project designed to improve relations between model neighborhood residents and Seattle Police Department, to reduce juvenile crime, to provide police with better understanding of minorities, and to increase percentage of minorities on the police force.

Dates: 1971-1974

Office of Police Accountability Review Board Minutes and Agendas

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 9365-01
Abstract

Records from meetings of the Office of Police Accountability Review Board.

Dates: 2002-2011

Office of Police Accountability Review Board Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 9365-02
Abstract

Records from a board established for police oversight.

Dates: 2000-2013

Police Academy Records

 Series
Identifier: 6408-01
Abstract

Records relating to Seattle's Police Academy.

Dates: 1938-1977

Police Department Citizen Perception Surveys

 Series
Identifier: 6350-03
Abstract

Records relating to surveys measuring Seattle citizens' perception of the police department that were conducted in 2005, 2007, and 2009.

Dates: 2005-2009

General and Special Orders

 Series
Identifier: 6406-04
Abstract

General and special orders issues to Seattle Police Department employees.

Dates: 1934-1994

Manuals and Policies

 Series
Identifier: 6406-03
Abstract

Manuals and policies collected by the Police Department's Inspectional Services Division.

Dates: 1945-1994

Police Department Press Releases

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6404-03
Abstract

Press releases issued by the Seattle Police Department.

Dates: 1981-1995

Public Information Unit Records

 Series
Identifier: 6404-01
Abstract

Records of the Seattle Police Department's Public Information Unit.

Dates: 1975-1995

Records and Evidence Unit Records

 Series
Identifier: 6410-03
Abstract

Records of the Seattle Police Department's Records and Evidence Unit.

Dates: 1952-1997

Police Department Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 6403-01
Abstract

Files collected on various topics by Police Department staff.

Dates: 1907-1998

Training Bulletins

 Series
Identifier: 6408-02
Abstract

Training bulletins and other informational material created for Seattle Police Department employees.

Dates: 1950-1981

Sam Smith Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4682-02
Scope and Contents note

Correspondence, memoranda, reports, and studies relating to Smith's activities and interests on City Council, especially during his final six years in office. Primary subjects include utilities, public safety, social services, and issues within the African-American community.

Dates: 1977-1991

Citizens Review Panel Study Materials

 Series
Identifier: 9514-01
Scope and Contents note Materials gathered and consulted by the Citizens Review Panel in the course of preparing its report. Includes SPD policy and procedure manuals, curriculum materials from the Law Enforcement Academy, union contracts, and reports previously published about the police department. Also includes information solicited from other cities and agencies regarding police auditors, internal investigations, and other relevant programs. The panel's final report is cataloged separately in the Published...
Dates: 1984-1999

Tina Podlodowski Subject Files

 Series
Identifier: 4670-02
Scope and Contents note

The records include correspondence, petitions, proposals, constituent letters, and draft legislation related to economic development, City-wide technology issues, comprehensive planning, labor relations, open space, public safety, sexual minorities, housing, and zoning issues. Specific topics include the Sand Point neighborhood, off-leash areas, cable communications, the Added Activities Ordinance, the Seattle Commons, landslides, Bradner Park, and sports stadiums.

Dates: 1986-1999

The Guardian Newspaper

 Series — Box 1
Identifier: 6401-02
Dates: 1972-2017

Tim Burgess Mayoral Records

 Series
Identifier: 5218-01
Abstract

Records from Tim Burgess's term as Seattle mayor.

Dates: 2017

Water and Air Operations Records

 Series
Identifier: 6410-02
Abstract

Records of the Seattle Police Department's Water and Air Units.

Dates: 1961-1984

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Seattle (Wash.) 26
Law enforcement -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 20
Police-community relations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 18
Homelessness -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 14
Seattle 14
Public safety -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 13
Labor unions -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 9
Transportation -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 9
POLICE-DEPARTMENT 8
Housing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Rental housing -- Law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 7
Criminal justice, administration of -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Parks -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
Police -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 5
City planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Family violence -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Housing 4
Land use -- Planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Police -- Supervision of -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Trees in cities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 4
Budget -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Civil rights -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Crime -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Crime prevention -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Energy conservation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Juvenile delinquency -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
King County (Wash.). Jail 3
Labor -- Law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Local transit -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Police shootings -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Public Utilities 3
Public health -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Refuse and refuse disposal -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Taxation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Taxicabs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 3
Ackerley Arena (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Affirmative action programs -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Affordable Housing 2
Alaskan Way Viaduct (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Arson -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Cable Television 2
Cedar River Watershed (King County, Wash.) 2
Civil Defense 2
Civil Service 2
Civil service -- Examinations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Comprehensive Plan 2
Criminal law -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Data processing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Demonstrations -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Drug enforcement --Washington (State)--Seattle 2
Economic development -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Electric utilities -- Rates -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Electric utilities--Rates--Washington (State)--Seattle 2
Emergency management -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Energy -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Environmental policy -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Eviction -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Express highways -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Fair Campaign Practices 2
Health 2
Human services -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
KeyArena (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Labor Relations 2
Lake City (Seattle, Wash.) 2
Monorail railroads -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Neighborhood Plans 2
Occupational training -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Open Space Land 2
Police -- Dismissal of -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Police -- Selection and appointment -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Police internal investigation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Prostitution--Washington (State)--Seattle 2
Public utilities -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Recycling (Waste, etc.) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Rent control -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Sand Point 2
Seattle (Wash.) -- Politics and government 2
Smoking law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Social justice -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Solid Waste 2
Technology -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Transportation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Waterfronts -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Waterfronts -- planning -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Youth and violence -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Zoning law -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 2
Added Activities Ordinance 1
Administrative Procedures 1
African Americans 1
Air Pollution 1
Alcohol -- Law and legislation -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Alcoholic Beverage Control 1
Alcoholic beverages -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Alki Treatment Plant (Seattle, Wash.) 1
Annexation (Municipal government) -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Aquariums -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Art -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Auditing -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Automobile parking -- Washington (State) -- Seattle 1
Bay Freeway 1