Implementation updates

See tasks the police have completed to meet state and federal requirements.

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Oct. 28, 2024

Updated policy drafts open for feedback

MDHR settlement agreement

Please see the revised policy drafts for two policies.

5-104 Non-Discriminatory Policing

5-109 Procedural Justice and Professional Policing

The documents include the draft policy and a special order showing the changes.

If you have any questions, please contact the Implementation Unit.

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Sep. 20, 2024

Updated policy drafts open for feedback

MDHR settlement agreement

Please see the revised policy drafts for three policies.

Preface (Mission, Vision, Values, Goals)

7-350 Emergency Medical Response

9-110 Transportation of Arrestees

The documents include the draft policy and a special order showing the changes.

If you have any questions, please contact the Implementation Unit.

Email us

Sep. 13, 2024

Evaluation Plan posted

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The Evaluation Plan tracks the steps taken to follow the settlement agreement. It also explains how compliance will be checked.

View the Independent Evaluator's plan

Jun. 12, 2024

Facilities assessment completed

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MPD had assessments done for facility space needs and facility conditions. The reports have been completed and are available.
See the facilities assessments

Jun. 6, 2024

Updated Use of Force policy drafts open for feedback

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Please see the revised use of force policy drafts.

The updated drafts include 5-301 to 5-314.

See the drafts

The documents include the draft policy, a special order showing the changes, and a document describing the themes of the changes.

If you have any questions, please contact the Implementation Unit.

Email us

Jun. 6, 2024

In-car camera audits completed

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In May an in-car camera audit was completed. One vehicle with an in-car camera required repairs and was reportedly serviced in less than a week.

See the audit results

May 10, 2024

Follow-up community engagement session on May 14th

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The upcoming follow-up community engagement session will focus on the community feedback we received last year about our policies on:

  • Use of force
  • Stops, searches, citations and arrests
  • Non-discriminatory and impartial policing
  • Mission, vision, values and goals

See the details about the session

May 6, 2024

Equipment assessment completed

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As required by the settlement agreement, MPD had an assessment for equipment and non-database technology done. The report has been completed and is available.
See the equipment assessment

May 6, 2024

In-car camera audits completed

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In March and April in-car camera audits were completed. A ticketing system was implemented and resulted in three vehicle repairs in March and two vehicle repairs in April.

See the audit results

Apr. 12, 2024

Use of force and de-escalation policy violation reports completed

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Reports were completed that list violations of the use of force and de-escalation policies in 2022 and 2023.

See the reports

Mar. 6, 2024

In-car camera audit completed

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In February, an in-car camera audit was completed. The audit showed that MPD only had one in-car camera that was inoperable due to the vehicle being out of service.

See the audit results

Feb. 8, 2024

Training and wellness assessments completed

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As required by the settlement agreement, MPD had assessments for training and wellness done. Both reports have been completed and are available.
See the training assessment
See the wellness assessment

Feb. 8, 2024

Independent Evaluator selected

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The City and MDHR selected Effective Law Enforcement ALL (ELEFA) as the Independent Evaluator.

See how ELEFA was selected

Jan. 29, 2024

Feedback reports

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In August and September of 2023, we held sessions to gather feedback on policy changes. Our aim was to have a dialogue with the diverse communities we serve.

  • We held nine community engagement sessions and five culturally-specific sessions. DeYoung Consulting were the facilitators and notetakers for these sessions. They encouraged conversations and documented community thoughts and opinions.

See the results of the community engagement sessions

See the results of the culturally specific sessions

  • We also held officer engagement sessions throughout MPD. They were led by Implementation Unit staff. The staff collected sworn thoughts and opinions.

See the results of the officer engagement sessions

Jan. 26, 2024

In-car camera audit completed

MDHR settlement agreement

In January, an in-car camera audit was completed. The audit showed that MPD only had one in-car camera that was inoperable due to the vehicle being out of service.

See the audit results

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