Sana Ana Police Oversight Commission

In July of 2025 the Santa Ana City Council appointed T. Jack Morse as the first director of the Santa Ana Police Oversight Commission–three years after the commission was established. The commission was created to increase transparency and accountability in the SAPD through independent investigations and recommendations on police practices, misconduct, officer-involved shootings, and other serious uses of force. Morse explains the parameters for the oversight commission and how similar commissions have worked in other SoCal law enforcement agencies.