seventeenth-quarterly-report.pdf

Seventeenth Quarterly Report of the Independent Monitor for the Oakland Police Department April 28, 2014 Page 80 • Special Order 8552: As previously reported, OPD published Special Order 8552, Update of Departmental Training Bulletin V-T.1, Internal Investigation Procedure Manual, on February 1, 2007. This policy incorporates the requirements of these subtasks. • Internal Investigation Procedure Manual: OPD published Training Bulletin V-T.1 and V-T.2, Internal Investigation Procedure Manual, on June 1, 2006. This policy incorporates the requirements of these subtasks. • Internal Affairs Policy and Procedure Manual: OPD published the Internal Affairs Policy and Procedure Manual on December 6, 2005. This policy incorporates the requirements of these subtasks. • Departmental Discipline Policy: OPD revised the Training Bulletin V-T on September 3, 2010. This policy incorporates the requirements of these subtasks. 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. Task 45.1 requires that OPD maintain a centralized system for documenting and tracking all forms of discipline and corrective action, whether imposed centrally or at the Division level (compliance standard: Yes/No). To assess Phase 2 compliance with this subtask, we queried the IAD database to identify all of the cases with at least one sustained finding that were approved between October 1, through December 31, 2013. This query yielded 18 cases, containing 35 sustained findings. Of these 18 cases, 16 (89%) and 33 (94%) of the 35 findings contained all of the necessary information. OPD is in compliance with the requirement that it maintain an adequate system for documenting and tracking discipline and corrective action. Task 45.4 requires that discipline be imposed in a manner that is fair and consistent (compliance standard: 95%). To this end, the Department has developed and revised a Discipline Matrix. The Department most recently updated and revised its Discipline Matrix on September 2, 2010. A new revised Discipline Matrix is under consideration but has not yet been approved. We reviewed all the cases with sustained findings that were decided during the period of October 1, through December 31, 2013. In one finding, the employee resigned before discipline was imposed. In the 34 other findings we found the discipline imposed was reasonable and fell within the Discipline Matrix. Case3:00-cv-04599-TEH Document979 Filed04/28/14 Page81 of 88