21st-quarterly-report.pdf

Twenty-First Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department May 4, 2015 Page 77 Evidence Technicians; in the last three reporting periods, we noted that OPD took steps to develop a plan to ensure its PETs receive ongoing job training, including enrolling PETs in POST-certified courses on crime scene investigation and evidence recovery, and DNA evidence; developing a PET field training program manual; and exploring the possibility of offering training by Crime Lab personnel. During our August and November 2014 site visits, we observed that PET training has progressed positively. Task 43.1.1 requires that OPD’s training plan ensure that OPD members, dispatchers, and civilian evidence technicians are adequately trained for their positions (compliance standard: Yes/No). For this reporting period, inasmuch as OPD has been in compliance since our first report (dated April 22, 2010) with providing adequate training to its members and dispatchers for over two years, we have continued to use a sample size of training records pertaining to 30 individuals. Our sample included 24 officers, three sergeants, and three dispatchers to determine if the members and employees received adequate training for their positions. The Department produced a record for each member and employee in our sample. For each, we reviewed the training s/he received during previous years, and calculated the number of hours recorded in his/her record. For the sworn officers in our sample, we credited the California Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) certified Continued Professional Training (CPT) as counting toward the requirement. CPT is, according to California state requirements, to be delivered to every officer every two years; OPD uses an 18-month cycle. Overall, all 30 (100%) of the members and dispatchers in our sample received training appropriate to their jobs. The following chart reflects the results of our review. Title Records Reviewed Adequate Training Received % Officers 24 24 100% Sergeants 3 3 100% Dispatchers 3 3 100% Total 30 30 100% Training of Police Evidence Technicians (PETs) is the responsibility of the BFO where PETs are assigned. The PET Coordinator was appointed in January 2013. During our August 2014 review, we reviewed all of the current PETs’ training records, and found that all (100%) had received adequate training. During our November 2014 review, two PETs were included in our random sample. Both had received adequate training.