Policy Text
OFFICE OF CHIE F OF POLICE
OAKLAND POLICE DEPAR TMENT
SPECIAL OR DER NO. 8011
TO: All Personnel
SUBJEC T: Compliance Unit Lia ison Policy
DATE: 9 May 03
TERMINATION: Upon revisi on of Depart mental General Order N -12, AUDITS
AND I NSPECTIONS or Termination of the Settlement
Agreement
I. PURPO SE
The purpose of this orde r is to codify existin g practice by designating the Office
of Inspector Ge neral (OIG) as the Compliance Unit for the duration of the
Settlement Agreement (hereafter, referred to as Agreement) and, as such, shall
serve as the liaison between OPD, the Monitor and the plaintiffs’ counsel , and
shall assist with OP D’s compliance with the Agre ement.
II. COMPLIANCE UNIT RESPONSIBILI TIES
The Com pliance Unit Liaison shall have th e responsib ility of coordinati ng and
reportin g progress on De partm ent implement ation of the Agree ment. The
Compliance Unit sha ll:
A. Serve as a single-point-of-contact for the Indepen dent M onitor;
B. Coordinate Departm ent implementation a nd compliance efforts;
C. Report to the Chief of Polic e concerning Depart ment progress toward
implementation of , and com pliance with, the provision s of the Agreem ent;
D. Facilitate the provi sions of data and doc uments;
E. Provide to the Monitor access to OPD personnel, as needed;
F. Ensure that document s and records are m aintained as requi red by t he
Agreement ; and
G. Prepare a semi-annual re port descri bing the steps taken during the
reportin g period to com ply with the provi sions of the Agreem ent.
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OAKLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT Revision of DGO N-12
Special Order 8011 9 May 03
Page 2 of 2 III. OIG AUDIT UNIT RESPONSIBILITIES
A. Upon implementation of policies and procedures pursuant to the Agreement, the OIG Audit Unit shall be responsible for conducting annual audits of
stratified, random samples of:
1. Arrest and offense reports, and follow-up investigation reports,
including, but not limited to:
a. Arrests for narco tics-related possesso ry offenses not
discovered in the course of a search pursuant to arrest for
other crimes;
b. Use of force incident reports; and
c. Use of force investigations.
2. Complaint processing and investigation, to include but not limited
to:
a. Timeliness and
b. Quality.
3. Mobile Data Terminal traffic;
4. Personnel evaluations; and
5. Citizen accessibility to the complain t process and the availability of
complaint forms.
B. Documents shall be reviewed, at a minimum, for:
1. Completeness of the in formation contained;
2. Inappropriate “bo ilerplate” language;
3. Inconsistent information, or
4. Lack of articulation of the legal basis for the applicable action.
C. The results of audits conducted pursuant to the Agreement shall be included in OPD’s semi-annual compliance reports.
By order of
Richard L. Word
Chief of Police