- Discipline authority
- none
- UOF investigation
- refers
- Evidence access
- full
- Civilian composition
- none
Puerto Rico
Independent institutions that check this jurisdiction's own power — audit, ombudsman, inspector general, civilian review, ethics, and grand-jury bodies established by statute.
Oversight Bodies
5 tracked · ranked by independenceOficina del Contralor de Puerto Rico
Constitutional office attached to the Legislative Branch that audits all revenues, accounts, and disbursements of the Commonwealth, including the Negociado de la Policía de Puerto Rico and the...
Read scorecard → 02 Inspector GeneralOficina del Inspector General de Puerto Rico
Independent executive-branch OIG, attached to the Governor's office for administrative purposes, with operational autonomy. Conducts audits, investigations, and evaluations of all executive-branch...
Read scorecard → 03 Inspector GeneralPanel sobre el Fiscal Especial Independiente de Puerto Rico
Autonomous executive-branch agency that appoints Special Independent Prosecutors (Fiscal Especial Independiente) to investigate and criminally prosecute government officials — including police...
Read scorecard → 04 Ethics CommissionOficina de Ética Gubernamental de Puerto Rico
Independent ethics office covering all executive-branch public servants, including police officers and corrections employees, for ethics violations (conflicts of interest, improper use of public...
Read scorecard → 05 Civilian ReviewOffice of the Technical Compliance Advisor (Federal Monitor) — Puerto Rico Police Reform
Court-appointed federal monitor created by the 2013 consent decree between the DOJ and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The TCA assesses PRPB compliance with all 212 monitorable paragraphs of the...
Read scorecard →Who watches the police?
Bodies with statutory law-enforcement scope
5 bodies · ranked by independenceOffice of the Technical Compliance Advisor (Federal Monitor) — Puerto Rico Police Reform
- Discipline authority
- advisory
- UOF investigation
- independent
- Evidence access
- full
- Civilian composition
- required
- Discipline authority
- advisory
- UOF investigation
- refers
- Evidence access
- restricted
- Civilian composition
- none
- Discipline authority
- advisory
- UOF investigation
- refers
- Evidence access
- full
- Civilian composition
- none
- Discipline authority
- binding
- UOF investigation
- independent
- Evidence access
- full
- Civilian composition
- none