IPA for the
City of Santa
Rosa: Year
Two
A PRESENTATION BY
OIR GROUP
JUNE 2024
OIR Group
Overview
• Over 20 years of experience in
law enforcement oversight
• Specializing in the independent
evaluation of police agencies’
internal review systems
• Selected as Santa Rosa IPA in
November of 2021
Santa Rosa IPA:
The Model
“Real Time,” active monitoring of
misconduct investigations at all
phases
Direct ACCESS to SRPD database for
independent tracking of incidents
Santa Rosa IPA:
The Model
Critical Incident Review
Policy and procedure: review and
recommendations
Annual public report
IPA in Santa Rosa: Community
Engagement in 2023
Visits in June and October with outreach
opportunities
Individual contacts and complaint intake
www.oirgroup.com
IPA Model: The Discipline
Process
Regular interactions with SRPD re cases
Participation in officer interviews
Consultation on outcomes
Year Two: Allegations of
Misconduct
56 new cases opened (down from 67 in 2023)
Public and internally-generated
Importance of BWC
Case status chart
SRPD Discipline Process:
Findings
Legitimacy of investigations (objective, thorough)
Accountability
Homeless enforcement complaints exonerated
No sustained bias allegations
Discipline Process: IPA
Involvement
Framing of Allegations
Thoroughness of
Investigations
Legitimacy of Outcomes
Opportunities for
holistic intervention
Use of Force Audit
◦ Sampling of incidents from 2023
◦ Evaluating SRPD’s supervisory review
◦ Changes since first IPA Report
Use of Force Audit
◦ Force deployments “in policy”
◦ Room for more comprehensive assessments of
officer performance
◦ Increase in “issue-spotting” and responses
◦ SRPD: New protocol for major incident review
IPA’s 6 Recommendations
◦ DISCIPLINE PROCESS
◦ Notification to Complainants
◦ Non-disciplinary follow-ups
◦ USE OF FORCE
◦ Further enhancements of review process
◦ “Major Incident Review” protocol
Questions
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