combined-10th-11th-report.pdf

Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Combined Tenth and Eleventh Semi-Annual Report December 2008 compliance is achieved when the IMT conducts an audit and deems the Department in compliance with a task. Table 1 below depicts the current status of compliance as of November 15, 2008. Table 1, Task Compliance Status Tasks in Policy Compliance 51 of 51 Tasks in Training Compliance 44 of 44 Tasks in Partial Practice Compliance 21 of 51 Tasks in Full Practice Compliance 18 of 51 The Department has achieved policy compliance for 51 of 51 tasks. All 44 tasks requiring training are in training compliance. We are in the process of completing training in policy areas that have been updated recently and anticipate additional policy updates that will require us to document the training. The IMT has found the Department in full actual practice compliance with 18 tasks and in partial actual practice compliance with 21 tasks. Additionally, the Department has written new policies and revised a number of policies associated with Agreement tasks, which were approved by the IMT during this reporting period. AUDITS AND REVIEWS During this reporting period, the OIG Audit and Inspections Unit (Audit Unit) completed nine audits/reviews: 1. Mobile Data Terminal Traffic 2. Personnel Practices 3. Investigations of Allegations of Manual of Rules Violations Resulting from Lawsuits and Legal Claims 4. Informal Complaint Resolutions 5. Receiving and Processing Complaints 6. Methods for Receiving Citizen Complaints 7. Summary of Citizen Complaints Provided to OPD Personnel and Disclosure of Possible Investigator Bias 8. Timeliness Standards and Compliance with Internal Affairs Division Investigations 9. Members’, Employees’ and Supervisors’ Performance Review. In addition, OIG published an audit of OC Log and Checkout Procedures on October 17, 2008 and an audit of Use of Force Reports on November 3, 2008. The purpose of conducting these audits/reviews was to identify deficiencies that could impact compliance with the Agreement and Departmental policy, as well as inefficiencies in practice. CONCLUSION During this reporting period, the Department has been closing the gap on outstanding issues impacting compliance. Enormous progress has been made, with the Department on target for achieving full compliance by January 2009. The Office of Inspector General, along with 4