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Seventeenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department April 28, 2014 Page 41 6. Members/employees involved in a use of force incident resulting in serious injury or death and/or an officer-involved shooting, shall be separated from each other as soon as practicable at the incident scene, and kept apart until they have completed their reports and been interviewed. (Negotiated Settlement Agreement V. B.) Background: During the last reporting period, we found OPD in compliance with Task 25. Discussion: As previously reported, OPD published Departmental General Order K-4, Reporting and Investigating the Use of Force (February 17, 2006), which incorporates the requirements of Task 25. OPD revised DGO K-4 on August 1, 2007. The revised policy also incorporates the requirements of Task 25. On November 23, 2010, OPD issued Special Order 9057, amending DGO K-4 to extend Level 1 and Level 4 reporting timelines. 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. During this reporting period, we requested and reviewed 90 use of force reports, including: seven Level 2; 10 Level 3; and a random sample of 73 Level 4 use of force reports; that were completed between October 1, and December 31, 2013. Task 25.1 requires IAD to complete a use of force report for every Level 1 use of force, and an on-scene supervisor to complete a use of force report for every Level 2 and 3 use of force (compliance standard: 95%). To assess this requirement during this reporting period, we reviewed documentation for 17 Level 2 and 3 incidents. In all of the incidents, a supervisor responded to the scene and completed a use of force investigation. In addition, three Level 3 incidents in our Level 4 sample of 73 incidents were downgraded appropriately to a Level 4 use of force by a supervisor who was at the scene; the changes were documented and comported with the governing documents. OPD is in compliance with Task 25.1. Task 25.2 requires that use of force reports/investigations include NSA-required elements (compliance standard: 90%) and are timely pursuant to DGO K-4 (compliance standard: 95%). All of the reports we reviewed for this subtask included the NSA-required elements. To assess investigation timeliness, we used a 75-day time limit for Level 1 incidents (including IAD Commander approval) plus one documented extension approved by the Chief of Police in advance of the due date, and a 15-day time limit for Level 2 and Level 3 incidents. For Level 4 incidents, as of November 23, 2010, OPD requires a review of the report by the end of the reviewing supervisor’s next scheduled workday. This is a change – which we supported – from requiring a supervisor’s review by the end of the tour of duty; it became effective by Special Order 9057. Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document979 Filed04/28/14 Page42 of 88