IPA for the
City of Santa
Rosa: Year
One
A PRESENTATION BY
OIR GROUP
JUNE 2023
OIR Group
Overview
• Over 20 years of experience in
law enforcement oversight
• Specializing in the independent
evaluation of police agencies’
internal review systems
• Our team in Santa Rosa:
OIR Group as Santa Rosa IPA
2020-21: Outside Monitoring of Investigations relating to 2020 Demonstrations in Santa Rosa
November 2021: Selected as IPA
2022 to Present: Active Independent Monitoring of SRPD Complaint Cases and Misconduct Investigations
August 2022: First Community Outreach Sessions in Santa Rosa IPA Community Outreach:
August 2022
Two scheduled “listening sessions”
Two community ”drop-ins”
Feedback re homelessness enforcement issues;
SRPD deadly force investigations
IPA in Santa Rosa: August
2022
Meetings with SRPD
Meetings with City leadership
Ride-alongs with patrol officers
Our Role in
Santa Rosa:
Oversight of
Internal
Systems
• Real-time review of all internal
investigations and civilian complaints
• Receive notification of critical incidents
• Conduct periodic audits of investigations
and their outcomes; potential topics
include:
• Biased policing
• Use of force
• Body-worn camera compliance
• Policy compliance
• Review and make recommendations on
policy and training
Our Role in
Santa Rosa:
Liaison
Between
Community
and Police
• Receive civilian complaints
• Produce public, comprehensive, fact-
based reports
• Report in a public forum
• Conduct community outreach
Year One: Overview of
Process
FULL, INDEPENDENT ACCESS to SRPD internal computer
system for tracking of case activity:
◦ Body-Worn Camera Recordings
◦ Reports
◦ Investigative materials (interviews, memos,)
Year One: Overview of
Process
Real-time independent monitoring of
misconduct investigations:
NOTIFICATION
PARTICIPATION
CONSULTATION
◦ Reports
Year One: Complaints and
Allegations of Misconduct
67 separate matters investigated by SRPD
◦ 53 Public complaints
◦ 14 “Internally-generated”
Discipline Process: IPA
Involvement
Framing of Allegations
Thoroughness of
Investigations
Legitimacy of Outcomes
Opportunities for
holistic intervention
Critical Incident Review
◦ One incident (November 2021)
◦ Criminal and administrative reviews complete;
litigation pending
◦ IPA review per protocol
Use of Force Review
◦ Complaints of “excessive force” (none sustained)
◦ SRPD’s process
IPA’s 8 Recommendations
◦ DISCIPLINE PROCESS
◦ Subject interviews
◦ Consequences
◦ USE OF FORCE
◦ Holistic review and documentation
◦ TRAINING IN BIAS AND EQUITY
Questions
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