21st-quarterly-report.pdf

Twenty-First Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department May 4, 2015 Page 69 The Department has continued to make progress in the implementation of its risk management process. That progress is clear in the review of the process noted here and in the direction and quality of discussion at the Area Risk Management Meetings. This is also supported by the substantial reductions in risk-related action, such as uses of force and police pursuits. As we noted previously and also above, all of this has positioned the Department well to take advantage of the capabilities of the new risk management database which is under development. The current status of the risk management process, and the development of this new data system, together, can signal a new era in the Department’s approach to risk management. Setting and clarifying expectations for this new era is vitally important. This process will be best accomplished by making decisions about the questions that the risk management process and the data should answer to be of maximum value in the management of the Department. In the last report we recognize the advancements the Department has made in its application of risk management and the Department was assessed as in compliance with the Task. That finding continues to be supported by the information available at this time. Compliance Status: Phase 1: In compliance Phase 2: In compliance Next Steps: Our concern for the next reporting period will again be consistent with direction noted above. We will be interested in the Department’s efforts moving beyond the current procedures and structures for risk management. We will focus on the Departments efforts to continue to prepare to maximize the benefits of the new IPAS2 system and the technology that is put into place. In particular, we will be interested in the progress of the Department’s planned committee to identify best uses for the new system. Task 42: Field Training Program Requirements: Within 323 days of the effective date of this Agreement, OPD shall develop and implement a plan to enhance its Field Training Program. This plan shall address the criteria and method for selecting FTOs, the training provided to FTOs to perform their duty, supervision and evaluation of FTOs, the length of time that trainee officers spend in the program, and the methods by which FTOs assess and evaluate trainee officers in field training. The plan must ensure proper reporting, review and approval of probationary officers’ reports. Field Training Program Coordinator The Chief of Police shall assign a full-time sergeant for the first year who shall develop and implement the new policies and procedures described in this section. The Chief of Police shall