19th-quarterly-report.pdf

Nineteenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department October 30, 2014 Page 29 arrests resulting in an investigated use of force; that occurred between April 1, and June 30, 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 61 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 11 adult arrests and one juvenile arrest, there were two reports that did not document the presence of witnesses or no known witnesses; and a supervisor approved all of the arrests. This represents an 82% compliance rate relating to adult/juvenile arrests for this subtask. In addition, of the 14 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 91% 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 appropriate Area Commander shall determine, based on Department policy and 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.