the Self-critical Analysis Privilege

It turns out that there is a very good reason why there are departments of Internal Affairs who investigate allegations of misconduct.

If a public agency, say Darren White's Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office, investigates itself; the results of the investigation can be kept secret from the public, through loopholes and technicalities in the Inspection of Public Records Act such as the "self-critical" analysis privilege.

So if Darren White investigated his own involvement in permitting the leadership of the APS, the criminal misuse of the the criminal background check system under his oversight, he can hide the truth under the guise of self-critical analysis; and prevent the disclosure of public records that prove he betrayed the public trust.

The same is true with the leadership of the APS, which also investigates itself when an allegation of misconduct is leveled.

It is interesting that they actually call it a "privilege".
Usually the privileged class is a little more discreet
when exercising their "privilege"
of self exception to the law.