seventeenth-quarterly-report.pdf

Seventeenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department April 28, 2014 Page 69 As noted above, during this reporting period, the Department dealt with a complicated agenda of risk management issues. Significant policy changes occurred, new data processes were finalized and implemented Department-wide, the Risk Management Unit came under new leadership, and work toward a new risk management database was completed. The outcome of all of this effort is, as yet, unclear. We are concerned the large number of issues may distract from the day-to- day work of risk management. The data on identification and intervention are unclear – given the small number of cases – but the potential for problems is suggested by the low levels of monitoring and intervention for the cases we reviewed in this reporting period. This is an issue we will consider closely in our next review. We look forward to resolving these concerns in our next review of both the technical and applied dimensions of the risk management process. Compliance Status: Phase 1: In compliance Phase 2: Partial compliance Next Steps: For the next reporting period, we again anticipate that there will be significant further developments regarding risk management. The problems with the arrest data should, at long last, be completely resolved based on the changes that occurred in this past quarter. Progress should be clear on the development of IPAS2. We will consider all of these matters in the next reporting period. We will also be particularly interested to examine the PAS review process. Our chief focus will remain on the effective use of the risk management system during the quarter. Task 42: Field Training Program Requirements: Within 323 days of the effective date of this Agreement, OPD shall develop and implement a plan to enhance its Field Training Program. This plan shall address the criteria and method for selecting FTOs, the training provided to FTOs to perform their duty, supervision and evaluation of FTOs, the length of time that trainee officers spend in the program, and the methods by which FTOs assess and evaluate trainee officers in field training. The plan must ensure proper reporting, review and approval of probationary officers’ reports. Field Training Program Coordinator The Chief of Police shall assign a full-time sergeant for the first year who shall develop and implement the new policies and procedures described in this section. The Chief of Police shall determine, upon successful completion of the development and implementation of these policies, if it is necessary to continue the position at the rank of sergeant, but in any event, the position shall continue as a full-time position. Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document979 Filed04/28/14 Page70 of 88