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Twenty-First Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department May 4, 2015 Page 73 of service before selection, unless authorized by the Chief of Police (compliance standard: Yes/No); Task 42.4.3 requires that FTO candidates are required to demonstrate commitment to community policing and problem solving and leadership abilities (compliance standard: 95%); Task 42.4.4 requires that ethics, professionalism, relationships with the community, quality of citizen contacts and commitment to OPD philosophy are primary criteria in the selection of FTOs (compliance standard: 95%); and Task 42.4.5 requires that candidates with excessive numbers of citizen complaints, sustained investigations or excessive numbers of use of force incidents are barred from selection as an FTO for no less than two years (compliance standard: 95%). Prior to June 2014, officers with a sustained Class I violation were ineligible to be nominated or participate in the FTO testing process for a minimum of two years. The policy was revised so that officers with a Class I violation are ineligible to serve as an FTO for 12 months; and such cases shall be considered important in evaluating eligibility for two years following the completion of the investigation. Supervisors and commanders recommend candidates, who must have work and performance records as required by this section. FTOs are screened for commitment to community policing and candidates with excessive numbers of complaints and/or sustained instances of uses of force are not selected. The selection of all FTOs to be certified (newly selected FTOs) and those to be recertified (FTO previously selected and decertified when new officers were not being hired) followed the requirements outlined in the NSA. During the quarter, 11 new FTOs completed the FTO selection process and were approved by the chief. OPD is in compliance with these subtasks. Task 42.5 requires that FTOs be decertified following sustained disciplinary action for serious misconduct specified (compliance standard: Yes/No). During the current reporting period, no officer was decertified for a sustained Class 1 violation. The FTO Program Coordinator reviews IAD sustained findings on a monthly basis. OPD is in compliance with this subtask. Task 42.6 requires that assignment to a FTO position is contingent upon successful completion of a training course for the position (compliance standard: Yes/No). FTOs are not assigned until they have successfully completed program training. A 40-hour FTO certification course was held for the 11 FTOs who were approved during reporting period. OPD conducted a 24-hour recertification training course, and 16 officers attended and successfully completed it. OPD is in compliance with this subtask. Task 42.7.1 requires that at the end of a complete FTO cycle, trainee officers anonymously evaluate each of their FTOs (compliance standard: 95%); Task 42.7.2 requires that FTO evaluation forms are reviewed by the Program Coordinator and the FTO’s commander and supervisor (compliance standard: 95%); Task 42.7.3 requires that the Field Training Program Coordinator provides evaluation information to the FTOs as a group, concerning program effectiveness (compliance standard: Yes/No); Task 42.7.4 requires that each FTO is provided with evaluation information regarding his/her individual performance (compliance standard: Yes/No); and Task 42.7.5 requires that individual evaluation forms are not made available to individual FTOs in the interest of maintaining anonymity of trainee officers who have completed the forms (compliance standard: Yes/No). Trainees are evaluated by their FTOs on a daily basis beginning with their second week of field assignment. The patrol sergeant prepares a weekly