Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP) OCP analyzes current policy and practice to ensure
alignment with industry standards, legislative
mandates, and community expectations.
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Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)
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Opportunity for
improvement is
identified in
practice / policy
OCP analyzes
industry
standard &
current
Department
practice
OCP receives
community
input*
Department
perspectives
are added
Policy or
practice is
updated if
needed
OCP creates
accountability
structures to
ensure practice
matches policy.
*Community input is involved only in policy with a community focus (i.e. timekeeping policy would not receive community input). • Office of Constitutional Policing applies a
continual improvement lens on all
Department practice
• Policies are critically reviewed for
opportunities for improvement & clarity
• Focus:
− Use of Force policies & procedures
− Implicit & Racial Bias understanding
& training
− Community-facing / surveillance
policies
OCP Policy Workflow
OCP Policy Workflow
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)OCP Community Advisory Committee 11 The CAC is comprised of diverse
City of Long Beach community
representatives
Established a Community Advisory
Committee (CAC) in February 2021 to
review policies that impact community-
police interactions
The CAC has held:
20 Virtual Meetings
30 Hours of Review
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Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)OCP Special Projects Design and Invest in Community
Safety & Violence Prevention
Redesign Police Approach to
Community Safety
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Goal 2
Goal 3
OCP special projects are guided by the City’s Framework for Reconciliation and the vision of the Chief of Police.
Framework for Reconciliation
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Goal 2: Design and Invest in Community Safety & Violence Prevention 4/29/2022
Strategy 2: Strengthen community-based violence prevention and intervention systems In Progress:
• Informing and partnering with the Health Department Activating Safe Communities pilot to reduce gun violence through the creation of a multi-departmental gun violence response system in the Washington Neighborhood
Next Steps:
• Continue exploring additional avenues for partnership with the Health Department and other agencies to reduce gun violence
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Goal 3: Redesign Police Approach to Community Safety 4/29/2022
Strategy 1: Explore Non-Police Alternative to Law Enforcement Emergency Response In Progress:
• Collaborating with City partners and Harvard University to inform the Alternative Crisis Response (ACR) pilot
Next Steps:
• Continue to provide Departmental perspective for the successful launch of the ACR pilot • Ensure effective avenues for communication and collaboration across Departments Impacting Public Safety upon the successful launch of the pilot
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Goal 3: Redesign Police Approach to Community Safety 4/29/2022
Strategy 2: Redesign Police Oversight and Accountability Through Improved Complaint and Discipline Practices
Completed:
• Officer compelled statements are now provided to the Citizen Police Complaint Commission for complaint investigations.
In Progress:
• Creating a report that shows the number and disposition of citizen and administrative complaints in a public Accountability Report
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Goal 3: Redesign Police Approach to Community Safety 4/29/2022
Strategy 3: Redesign Police Tactics, Training, Retention and Accountability Completed:
• Launched the Early Intervention Program
• Implemented a Fair & Bias-Free Policing policy
• Signed an agreement with Center for Policing Equity to review LBPD data In Progress:
• Continually reviewing Department policy to align with in dustry standards, legislative mandates, and community expectations
• Increasing data analysis capacity to improve transparency and internal reporting mechanisms • Sharing data with the National Justice Database to improve transparency, accountability, and police practice • Partnering with RAND Corporation for a police-community tabletop exercise to improve police relations • Providing Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement (ABLE) training for officers which teaches intervention principles Next Steps
• Launch Department-wide equity training in partnership with the Office of Equity • Improve police practice based on Center for Policing Equity findings
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Goal 3: Redesign Police Approach to Community Safety 4/29/2022
Strategy 4: Pursue Advocacy with Other Agencies to Enhance Police Oversight and Accountability
In Progress:
• Partnering with the LEWIS Registry to release information pertaining to police misconduct, while adhering to all relevant laws & regulations
Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP)Office of Constitutional Policing (OCP) OCP analyzes current policy and practice to ensure
alignment with industry standards, legislative
mandates, and community expectations.
4/29/2022