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 83 1. Personnel Assessment System (PAS)-Purpose (Task 40; S.A. VII.A.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • By June 28, 2005, OPD must develop and implement a Personnel Assessment System. This system must include a computerized relational database to maintain, integrate and retrieve data necessary for supervision and management of OPD and its personnel. Specifically, this data must be used by OPD to promote professional police practices; manage the risk of police misconduct; and evaluate and audit the performance of OPD members of all ranks, employees and OPD units, subunits and shifts. The Settlement Agreement sets forth particular information that must be captured by the system. b. Status of Compliance and Assessment The compliance deadline for this task occurred in June 2005. During the ninth reporting period, OPD completed a policy for PAS (formerly PIMS). The IMT found this policy in conditional compliance with the Settlement Agreement. OPD did not meet the Court’s deadlines for installing system software and hardware, in part, due to delays from its vendor. However, during the ninth reporting period, OPD personnel and City information technology staff devoted significant time and energy in developing an interim computerized PAS system which was completed and made available to OPD supervisors and commanders throughout the Department this reporting period. During the ninth reporting period, with the assistance of a licensed therapist with extensive experience working with OPD and other law enforcement agencies, OPD provided training to supervisors regarding identifying and addressing at-risk behavior. The IMT was impressed with the training which resulted in a number of supervisors identifying employees who may be in need of counseling, remedial training, or other specialized assistance. During the tenth reporting period, OPD published Department General Order D-17, PAS and IPAS – Supervisors, Commanders, and Managers. While OPD trained at least 95% of its supervisors, managers, and commanders on the policy, it did not provide training to the rank and file regarding the new Personnel Assessment System. The Department has since trained all personnel on the new system. During the tenth reporting period, the IMT and its consultant, Dr. Samuel Walker, met with the PAS Administration Unit, PAS Activity Review Panel members, OPD commanders, and the City Attorney’s Office to discuss the status of PAS and ways to ensure its maximum effectiveness. While Dr. Walker did not conduct a compliance assessment of PAS, he was favorably impressed by the initial efforts of the PAS Administration Unit and PAS Activity Review Panel based upon his familiarity with similar systems nationwide.