19th-quarterly-report.pdf

Nineteenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department October 30, 2014 Page 33 Task 24: Use of Force Reporting Policy Requirements: The policy shall require that: 1. Members/employees notify their supervisor as soon as practicable following any investigated use of force or allegation of excessive use of force. 2. In every investigated use of force incident, every member/employee using force, and every member/employee on the scene of the incident at the time the force was used, shall report all uses of force on the appropriate form, unless otherwise directed by the investigating supervisor. 3. OPD personnel document, on the appropriate form, any use of force and/or the drawing and intentional pointing of a firearm at another person. 4. A supervisor respond to the scene upon notification of an investigated use of force or an allegation of excessive use of force, unless community unrest or other conditions makes this impracticable. 5. OPD notify: a. The Alameda County District Attorney’s Office immediately or as soon as circumstances permit, following a use of lethal force resulting in death or injury likely to result in death. b. The City Attorney’s Office as soon as circumstances permit following the use of lethal force resulting in death or serious injury. At the discretion of the City Attorney’s Office, a Deputy City Attorney shall respond to the scene. The Deputy City Attorney shall serve only in an advisory capacity and shall communicate only with the incident commander or his/her designee. c. Departmental investigators regarding officer-involved shootings, in accordance with the provisions of Section V, paragraph H, of this Agreement. 6. OPD enter data regarding use of force into OPD’s Personnel Assessment System (PAS). (Negotiated Settlement Agreement V. A.) Discussion: OPD published Departmental General Order K-4, Reporting and Investigating the Use of Force (February 17, 2006), which incorporates the requirements of Task 24. OPD revised DGO K-4 on August 1, 2007. On April 15, 2009, OPD issued Special Order 8977, amending DGO K-4. The revised policy also incorporates the requirements of Task 24. On November 23, 2010, OPD issued Special Order 9057, amending DGO K-4 to extend Level 1 and Level 4 reporting timelines. In December 2012, OPD issued a revision to Special Order 8977, Use of Force Reporting – Pointing of Firearm/Restrained Subject/Use of Vehicle to Intentionally Strike a Subject. As the Department has trained at least 95% of relevant personnel on these policies, we find OPD in continued Phase 1 compliance with this Task. OPD has been in Phase 2 compliance with Task 24 since the fourteenth reporting period.