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Twenty-First Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor
for the Oakland Police Department
May 4, 2015
Page 30
arrests resulting in an investigated use of force; that occurred between October 1, and December
31, 2014. We reviewed these arrests to determine if supervisors reviewed the reports that listed
witnesses or appropriately noted “no known witnesses,” or referred to a canvass with no
witnesses produced. In keeping with previous practice, if there was no mention of any witnesses
in the crime report narrative, we accepted a “0” in the “witness” box on the cover sheet as
sufficient documentation.
Of the 72 adult arrest reports, we excluded 65 from our dataset, and we excluded the three
juvenile arrest reports from our dataset; for one or more of the following reasons: the arrest
involved a warrant or probation or parole warrant detention; the arrest occurred outside of our
selected time period; the incident was, in fact, a psychiatric detention that did not involve an
arrest; or the arrest involved a misdemeanor offense that was not one of the arrests applicable to
Task 18.2.2. Of the remaining seven adult arrests, there were no reports that did not document
the presence of witnesses or no known witnesses; and a supervisor approved all of the arrests.
This represents a 100% compliance rate relating to adult arrests for this subtask. In addition, of
the 15 arrests resulting in an investigated use of force, all were in compliance with Task 18.2.2.10
This represents a 100% compliance rate among arrests resulting in an investigated use of force
for this subtask.
Our review revealed an overall 100% compliance rate for Task 18.2.2. OPD is in Phase 2
compliance with this requirement.
Compliance Status:
Phase 1: In compliance
Phase 2: In compliance
Next Steps:
We will meet with OIG to discuss audits of this Task to ensure sustainability.
Task 20: Span of Control for Supervisors
Requirements:
On or before August 14, 2003, OPD shall develop and implement a policy to ensure appropriate
supervision of its Area Command Field Teams. The policy shall provide that:
1.
Under normal conditions, OPD shall assign one primary sergeant to each Area
Command Field Team, and, in general, (with certain exceptions) that supervisor’s
span of control shall not exceed eight (8) members.
2.
During day-to-day operations, in the absence of the primary supervisor (e.g., due
to sickness, vacation, compensatory time off, schools, and other leaves), the
10 This number includes only Level 1, 2, and 3 uses of force because per DGO K-4, the documentation of witnesses
of Level 4 uses of force is not required.