Policy Text
DEPARTMENTAL New Order
GENERAL
ORDER A-18 16 Dec 03
Index as: Management-Level Liaison (MLL) MLL Monthly Reports
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MANAGEMENT-LEVEL LIAISON
The purpose of this order is to establish the position of, and se t forth Departmental
policy and procedures for, a Management-Le vel Liaison between the Department, the
Alameda County Courts, the District Attorn ey’s Office, and the Public Defender’s
Office. I. THE MANAGEMENT-LEVEL LIAISON COMMANDER (MLL)
The Commander of the Criminal Investigation Division sha ll be designated as the
Management-Level Liaison (MLL) for the Department. The MLL is the primary
point of contact between the Depart ment, the Alameda County Courts, the
District Attorney’s Office (DAO), a nd the Public Defender’s Office (PDO).
II. RESPONSIBILITIES
A. MLL
The MLL shall:
1. Ensure that cases, whic h are lost, dropped, or dismissed due to bad
reports, defective search warrants, granted “motions to suppress,”
contradictory evidence or testim ony, or any other indication of
performance problems or misconduct, are tracked and reported to
the Internal Affairs Division (IAD) Commander and the subject
officer’s unit commander.
2. Ensure that any misconduct that come s to his/her attention shall be
reported to IAD, in accordance w ith the provisions of DGO M-3,
COMPLAINTS AGAINST DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL OR PROCEDURES.
3. Ensure the supervising Deputy District Attorney, supervising Public Defenders, and the Pres iding Judge at the Wiley W.
Manual/Allen E. Broussard Cour thouse Superior Court of
DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT A-18 16 Dec 03
California, County of Alameda, ar e aware of the stipulations of
this policy and understand the re sponsibilities of the MLL.
4. Meet with the Monitor within 10 working days after a meeting is
requested by the Monitor.
5. Complete and forward a monthly report in accordance with the
provisions of Part III of this order.
6. Ensure that a written reminder of the stipulations of this policy is disseminated to attendees at th e monthly Superior Court of
Alameda Interagency meeting.
7. Shall meet quarterly with repres entatives of the DAO and the PDO
to discuss and/or clarify a ny information received. If the
representatives of the DAO and th e PDO are unable or unwilling to
meet, the MLL shall pr epare and forward a memo regarding the
attempt to arrange a meeting and each Office’s response to the
Chief of Police.
B. Internal Affairs Division (IAD)
IAD shall review and evaluate each MLL Monthly Report received. If
information contained in the MLL M onthly Report allege s a violation of
the Manual of Rules, IAD shall document the action taken in accordance
with Departmental General Order M-3.
C. Commanders/Managers
The subject member/employee’ s commander/manager shall:
1. Review and evaluate each M LL Monthly Report received;
2. Take Division/Unit level action (if the noted performance problems are not a violation of the Manual of Rules ) to include:
a. Counseling;
b. Training; and/or
c. Placing the member/employee on a Performance Deficiency Notice.
3. Document the action in accordan ce with established policy and
procedures.
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DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL ORDER
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III. MLL MONTHLY REPORTS
A. The MLL shall prepare a monthly report based on the information received from the DAO, the PDO, or the Courts and submit the report directly to the Chief of Police, Deputy Chief of the Bureau of
Investigation, Office of Inspector Ge neral, Internal A ffairs Division, and
through the chain-of-command, to the unit commander of the subject
officer. When multiple o fficers are listed on the monthly MLL Report, the
subject officer’s unit commander sha ll receive only the information
pertaining to their subordinat e. The report shall contain:
1. The OPD Report Number or the Court Docket Number of the
case(s) involved.
2. The name and serial number of the officer(s) involved.
3. The nature of the incident.
4. The reporting person and the office/c ourt that brought the matter to
the attention of the MLL.
5. A contact person (if different from the person in Part III, A, 4,
above) in the respective office/c ourt that has knowledge of the
matter that the MLL or investigat or may contact for details.
6. An Action Code indicating what advisory recommendation for
action or referral was made by the MLL.
B. The MLL shall retain the Monthly Reports for a period of at least five (5)
years.
By Order of
Richard L. Word Chief of Police
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