combined-10th-11th-report.pdf

Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Combined Tenth and Eleventh Semi-Annual Report December 2008 ACHIEVEMENTS As of the date of the publication of this report, the Department has achieved a number of successes. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OIG is responsible for oversight of reform work within the Department and provides support and guidance to relevant personnel. OIG is also responsible for conducting independent audits and reviews of the Department’s practices and procedures and assesses whether Agreement goals and objectives are reachable and sustainable. OIG’s oversight of the Department’s reform work combined with its independent analysis ensures that the Department is building an internal capacity to monitor itself in the future. In order to keep executive management up-to-date regarding compliance issues, accountability, and policy updates, OIG regularly meets with the Chief, Assistant Chief, Deputy Chiefs, and Deputy Director. This direct access has meant quicker resolution of problems and increased efficiency. Monitoring Compliance OIG has developed a comprehensive plan designed to meet the Department’s goal of compliance with the Agreement. This plan requires OIG to meet regularly with Compliance Assessors, selected from a range of OPD units, review their monthly reports, and develop solutions to challenges that might hamper the Department’s reform efforts. OIG also meets with Bureau Commanders when necessary to implement these solutions. Management Assessment Program (MAP) meetings are equally important. These biweekly assemblies to discuss and support the Department’s reform are regularly attended by the Chief of Police, command staff, OIG, Compliance Assessors, City attorneys, Independent Monitors (the IMT), and other groups. MAP meetings provide an opportunity to reinforce the importance of police reforms to the organization. The City’s attorneys provide legal updates and answer questions respecting liability issues and litigation trends in police cases. Compliance Assessors also discuss compliance issues. Managerial accountability continues to be the central focus of these meetings, along with identifying deficiencies and developing measures to counter them. OIG has implemented a bimonthly Compliance Assessor meeting to augment the monthly Compliance Assessor reports. OIG staff meets with Compliance Assessors prior to the MAP meetings to discuss successes and/or problem areas within their specific tasks, and identify possible solutions. Results of these meetings are then shared with commanders at MAP. Accomplishments OIG facilitated the development and/or revision of a number of policies critical to ensuring successful implementation of Agreement requirements, including policies on criminal misconduct investigations, probable cause arrest authorization, performance appraisals, complaints against Department personnel or procedures, community policing, and daily details.