combined-10th-11th-report.pdf

Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Combined Tenth and Eleventh Semi-Annual Report December 2008 was put in contact with a veteran officer, also dyslexic, for mentoring. Further, the report- writing instructor was informed and met individually with the student to ensure his success despite the handicap. © Increased the amount of ethics instruction offered during academy training. Throughout their time in the academy, Police Officer Trainees are presented with scenarios calling for ethical law enforcement decision-making. Each trainee is required to prepare a written memorandum that describes the incident and tells what the ethical issues are and how he or she would respond to the situation. These memoranda are then reviewed, responses are discussed, and the proper response is elucidated. Having a written response allows Training staff to focus on how trainees are learning to interpret and handle these ethical dilemmas, It also provides an opportunity to more thoroughly educate officers on their responsibilities and the Department’s expectations. e Recognized the need to alter existing Continued Professional Training (CPT) schedules to ensure that all officers and sergeants receive their CPT at intervals of no greater than 24 months. As a result a new schedule has been implemented that will enable the Department to comply with the Agreement and POST requirements. ¢ Implemented an observation checklist to grade instructors and provide feedback regarding instruction quality. Training sergeants and the commander will aim to complete six instructor evaluations per week. The evaluations allow the Training Staff to identify instructors who are unprepared or who may be undermining OPD’s efforts to improve ethics and professionalism, as well as to assess/document whether the instructor is supportive of the Department’s philosophy and values. © Hosted Instructor Development Courses to ensure that all OPD instructors are properly trained to instruct. The 163" Basic Academy graduated with an attrition rate of approximately 26%, a full 10% below the average OPD Basic Academy attrition rate. This improvement results from a combination of factors, including the use of mentoring, a rigorous selection process, and the use of rubrics in the training and testing of recruits. IMT AvpIts During this reporting period, the IMT released 12 audits: Task 7.3, Accepting and Investigating Anonymous Complaints; Task 7.5, Distributing Complaint Forms and Informational Brochures; Task 19, Unit of Command; Task 20, Span of Control; Task 24, Use of Force Reporting Policy; Task 25, Use of Force Investigations and Report Responsibility; Task 26, Use of Force Review Board; Tasks 28 and 29, Use of Force — Investigations of Criminal Misconduct and IAD Investigation Priority; Task 31, Officer-Involved Shooting Investigation; PAAAPYWNS ° 16 eee