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Independent Monitoring Team Ninth Status Report of the Independent Monitor Delphine Allen, et al., v. City of Oakland, et al. May 13, 2006, to November 30, 2006 Page 16 Audits of the remaining three tasks could not be completed during this reporting period due to lengthy delays in OPD’s production of the data necessary to conduct these reviews. As discussed below, these delays resulted from OPD’s continuing deficiencies in the manner in which OPD collects and manages data, including basic police operational data, such as arrest reports and officer schedules and assignments. OPD states that it continues to search for ways to increase overall document management; however, in some instances retrieval of data continues to be dependent on the resources of outside agencies. According to OPD, as soon as deficiencies are found, the OIG notifies the appropriate persons responsible to look for additional methods of document control. OPD believes that the implementation of Field Based Reporting in the upcoming year will allow documents to be obtained more quickly and completely. V. DETAILED COMPLIANCE REPORT5 In the interest of completeness, we discuss below the requirements for each section of the Settlement Agreement and provide a brief statement of OPD’s progress thus far. A. Internal Affairs Division (IAD) (Task 1–16; S.A. III) Section III of the Settlement Agreement, Tasks 1–16, concerns OPD’s Internal Affairs Division. The Settlement Agreement requires broad reform in the receipt and investigation of complaints of officer misconduct. This section also institutes mechanisms to ensure that commanders and first line supervisors are held accountable for misconduct by OPD officers under their command. During the last two reporting periods, OPD completed and trained its personnel on several critical internal investigations related directives, most notably General Order M-3, Complaints Against Departmental Personnel or Procedures; the Internal Investigation Procedure Manual (Training Bulletin Index Numbers V-T.1 and V-T.2); the Internal Affairs Policy and Procedure Manual (including Policies 05-01 through 05-04); and the Departmental Discipline Policy (Training Bulletin Index Number V-T). During this reporting period, the IMT reviewed OPD’s implementation of the new policies and procedures. As discussed above, OPD has made a number of significant improvements in the manner in which it receives and investigates allegations of officer misconduct. 5 The paraphrased reiterations of the Settlement Agreement provisions in no way alter the requirements of the Settlement Agreement.