fourteenth-report.pdf

Independent Monitoring Team Fourteenth Status Report of the Independent Monitor Delphine Allen, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. July 31, 2009 to January 13, 2010 Page 106 2. Compliance Audits and Integrity Tests (Task 51; S.A. XIV.B.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • By September 1, 2005, following the implementation of policies and procedures required by the Settlement Agreement, OPD must conduct annual audits of: arrest and offense reports (including follow-up investigation reports); use of force incident reports and use of force investigations; complaint processing and investigation; Mobile Data Terminal traffic; personnel evaluations; and citizen accessibility to the complaint process and the availability of complaint forms. • The Settlement Agreement further sets minimum requirements for these audits and requires that their results be reported in OPD’s semi-annual compliance reports. b. Status of Compliance and Assessment The compliance deadline for this task occurred in September 2005. As previously reported, OPD has already published a compliant policy for this task—Special Order 8011, Compliance Unit Liaison Policy. OPD has also published Training Bulletin V-P, which provides guidance for conducting audits. Several OIG staff members have attended additional professional audit training. Additionally, OIG has developed a series of audit plans, criteria, and evaluation tools along with a schedule for conducting audits. During the ninth reporting period, the IMT assessed OPD’s actual practice compliance with this task. A complete discussion of our audit findings is included in our ninth status report. OPD remains in compliance with Task 51. The NSA requires OPD to conduct six designated audits annually unless the timing of an IMT audit of the same area would make an OIG audit redundant or unnecessary. Due to lengthy delays in publishing directives related to internal investigations, citizen complaints, and use of force (policies in these areas were not published until December 2005 and February 2006), OIG was not able to audit the Department’s conformance with these new policies last year. However, in 2005, OIG completed the following audits: Arrest, Offense and Follow-up Investigation Reports (September 30, 2005); Personnel Reviews and Appraisals (September 30, 2005); Field Training Program (November 22, 2005); and MDT Audit (December 31, 2005). In 2006, OIG completed the following audits: OC Log and Checkout Procedures (March 30, 2006); Promotional Consideration (April 24, 2006); Personnel Arrested, Sued or Served (May 3, 2006); Transporting Detainees and Citizens (May 19, 2006); In-Service Training and Academy Training (August 29, 2006), and Community Policing Plan (November 17, 2006). Based upon the audits conducted, we found OPD in compliance with Task 51.1. It has audited the areas required by the NSA, has conducted, or is presently conducting an audit in an acceptable substitute area.