19th-quarterly-report.pdf

Nineteenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department October 30, 2014 Page 72 The FTO Program Coordinator explores the consistency of field training with that of the Academy at several points during the program. He interviews every trainee every four weeks before they are rotated to new assignments and new FTOs. He also participates in biweekly meetings with the Training Commander in which the FTO training is discussed to identify training issues. At the end of the FTO training cycle, a final evaluation report of the trainee’s performance is prepared; and trainees rate the FTOs and the program. To ensure that training and the FTO Program are consistent, biweekly meetings attended by the Training Commander, the FTO Coordinator, and his lieutenant are held. As we observed in our last seven reports, OPD has fulfilled the requirements of Task 42. Increasing the number of approved and trained FTOs who are available to work alongside a larger number of trainees is important to the continued success of the program. OPD is in Phase 2 compliance with Task 42. Compliance Status: Phase 1: In compliance Phase 2: In compliance Task 43: Academy and In-Service Training Requirements: A. Academy Training Plan Within 540 days of the effective date of this Agreement, OPD shall develop and implement a plan to enhance its Academy and in-service training to ensure that OPD members, dispatchers, and civilian evidence technicians are adequately trained for their positions, and aware of and able to implement the most contemporary developments in police training. This plan shall include a review of OPD’s training curriculum, with additional emphasis on ethics and professionalism, critical thinking and problem solving, conflict resolution, and relationships with the community. The plan shall also address the criteria and method for selecting OPD training instructors, the training provided to instructors, procedures for evaluating the content and quality of training provided to OPD personnel and procedures for maintaining training records for OPD personnel. In arriving at the plan regarding staffing, training content and methodology, OPD shall consult with at least four (4) other, large law-enforcement agencies within the United States which have excellent reputations for professionalism. In particular, OPD shall consult with these agencies about qualifications and other criteria to be used in selecting staff for training positions. OPD shall also review the approach of these other law enforcement agencies in training both new staff and experienced staff on ethics and professionalism, critical thinking and problem solving, conflict resolution, and relationships with the community. B. Professionalism and Ethics OPD shall expand professionalism and ethics as a training topic within the recruit