combined-10th-11th-report.pdf

Negotiated Settlement Agreement, Combined Tenth and Eleventh Semi-Annual Report December 2008 determine that any of the incidents assessed for this review were out of compliance with OPD policy, this provision was not applicable. Task 26.4 requires the FRB to make recommendations to the Chief of Police regarding additional use of force training; changes in policies or tactics; additional standards; investigatory policies; or training for use of force investigations. The IMT noted that OPD is not yet in compliance with this requirement: sufficient recommendations to the Chief were made in just a third of the cases reviewed. In several cases where recommendations should have been made, the FRB did not make any recommendations to the Chief. In other cases, while the FRB made at least one recommendation, the recommendations were not sufficient given the nature and seriousness of the issues requiring remediation. Task 26.5 requires the FRB to conduct an annual review of the use of force cases it examines to identify any trends in use of force that may have policy or training implications. The IMT found OPD in compliance with this requirement. According to the FRB’s annual review report, it conducted a total of 15 Force Review Boards in 2007 and reviewed 110 use of force investigations. Beginning this year, the FRB began requiring officers to come into the FRB immediately following the Board’s discussion of the incident. The FRB began this process in order to provide the officer and his or her sergeant “on-the-spot” counseling directly from the Board and to recognize good conduct. The IMT encouraged this positive development, which ensures that remedial training is provided quickly with little likelihood that the training message will be misinterpreted or misconstrued. Task 26.6 requires the FRB to report its annual review findings to the Chief of Police. The FRB issued a brief annual report summarizing its use of force trends review. The report was distributed to the Chief, Deputy Chiefs, and City Attorney’s Office. The report contains global statistical information regarding the number of different types of force incidents and notes the trends discussed above. While the IMT suggested that the report would be more useful to the Chief and other departmental managers if it included a detailed analysis of force issues, it found OPD in compliance with this requirement. Task 27: Oleoresin Capsicum Log and Checkout Procedures © Settlement Agreement Section V. D.; page 22, lines 12-16 (lead-in page 18, lines 11-12) e Assigned Unit: BOI Settlement Agreement Language ¢ “By July 20, 2004, OPD must develop and implement a policy for logging the checking out and use of Oleoresin Capsicum (OC) spray canisters by any member or authorized employee.” e “By July 22, 2004, this log must be computerized and electronically accessible and OPD must regularly prepare and distribute reports.” Status: In Policy, Training and Conditional Practice Compliance 56