Departmental Memorandum2024 - 1320UOF Reporting Investigations and Response

Departmental Memorandum Volume 24-13 To: All Police Katherine Lester , Chief of Police From : Captain Clayton Buchanan, Office of Strategy and Compliance Use of Force Reporting, Investigations and Response 10-18-2024 This departmental memorandum expires upon publication of an updated revision of General Order 580.03 (Use of Force Reporting, Investigations and Response), revised on 12 -16-2021. Effectively immediately, the 30- day preliminary review (“Administrative Review,” page 9) of the following incidents shall no longer take place for: • Officer involved shootings. • Other uses of force resulting in death. • In custody deaths. • Other significant events at the discretion of the chief of police (COP). Instead, the Force Investigation Team (FIT) shall be responsible for the following: • Administrative Presentation: o This presentation shall take place within the first 60- days following the incident. o The presentation shall be chaired by the PSU lieutenant, and should minimally consist of the following:  COP.  Deputy chiefs.  The substantially involved employee’s captain.  Captai n, Specialized Services.  Captain, Administrative Services.  FIT representative.  Internal Affairs Division (IAD) representative. o The administrative presentation shall be facilitated by FIT and should provide a policy overview as it relates to the incident. Topics to be discussed include, but are not limited to, policy concerns, tactics, training, equipment, and organizational outcomes. o Upon conclusion of the presentation, the COP will determine if IAD shall take lead investigative responsibility for completi ng the investigation.