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P1275 The legislative purpose in enacting Penal Code sections preventing disclosure of information contained in peace officer personnel files without a Pitchess proceeding was to protect confidential information publication of which might threaten the safety of officers and their families, not to protect information simply because it is contained in or derived from personnel files; the protection extends only to personal information, such as medical history, election of employee benefits, advancement, appraisal, or discipline; complaints, or investigations; the public's interest in the identity and activities of peace officers outweighs any privacy interests that would be invaded by disclosing standards for peace officer education and training, including names, birth dates, appointment dates, termination dates, and reasons for termination of peace officers who had been terminated.CitationCOMMISSION ON PEACE OFFICER STANDARDS v SUPERIOR COURT (Police Data) 42 C4 278 [See: GovC 6250 etseq; PenC 832.7, 832.8; EvC 1043 - 1045; Pitchess v Superior Court 11 C3 531; City of Richmond v Superior Court 32 CA4 1430; City of LA v Superior Court 111 CA4 883, P/AT 11/03]
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