ninth-report.pdf

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 33 10. Procedure Manual for Investigations of Citizen Complaints (Task 10; S.A. III.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • By August 13, 2004, OPD must revise certain policies and procedures related to IAD investigations and create an IAD procedural manual for conducting complaint investigations. (This requirement applies to Tasks 1–16.) • By August 13, 2004, OPD must train all personnel to ensure that they have received, understand, and comply with new and revised Departmental policies and procedures. (This requirement applies to Tasks 1–16.) b. Status of Compliance and Assessment With the publication during the seventh reporting period of OPD’s IAD procedural manual for conducting complaint investigations, including the provisions articulated in Tasks 1–9 and 11–16, and the IMT’s confirmation last reporting period that OPD had trained 95% or more of relevant personnel on this task, this task has been completed. 11. Summary of Citizen Complaints Provided to OPD Personnel (Task 11; S.A. III.J.) a. Settlement Agreement Requirements • By August 13, 2004, OPD must, based on contemporary police standards and best practices, develop a policy requiring that complaint investigators: o provide the member/employee with a brief synopsis of any complaint alleged against them, but not allow the member/employee to read the complaint itself or to review citizen or other witness statements prior to the member/employee’s interview; o notify the immediate supervisor and commander of the subject of an investigation that a complaint against the subject has been filed; and