IPA for the
City of Santa
Rosa: Year
Three
A PRESENTATION BY
OIR GROUP
JULY 2025
OIR Group:
Overview
• Independent civilian oversight
of law enforcement since 2001.
• Experience throughout CA and
other states
• IPA for Santa Rosa since late
2021
Santa Rosa and
Oversight: “Real
Time Monitoring” of
Discipline Process
How it works
Why it matters
Santa Rosa and
Oversight: Keys to
the Model
Full Access
Public Reporting
Recommendations for systemic
improvement
Discipline Process: 2024
62 investigations
opened (public and
internal)
BWC continues to assist
review process
Accountability and
holistic improvement
SRPD Discipline Process:
Findings
Effectiveness of investigations
Constructive interactions with complainants
No sustained allegations of biased policing
New protocol for allegations involving Chief
No identified trends for conduct issues
Case Status Chart
Summary of allegations and outcomes for all cases
Transparency of process
SRPD Use of Force:
Changes in 2024
New “Major Incident Review Board”
process
New “Training Cadre” – dedicated unit
for support of operations/high risk
activities
Vehicle Pursuits
◦ New audit topic for 2024
◦ Assessment of a sampling from SRPD’s 45 pursuits
◦ One “out of policy” finding
◦ Importance of rigorous
review/accountability/training
IPA
Recommendations
• Continued focus on effective
review of force incidents
• Vehicle pursuits: training and
accountability
Questions
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