Chicago Police Department Reform Progress Update
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Independent Monitoring Period No. Chicago Police Department 03 Reform Progress Update SEMIANNUAL MARCH – DECEMBER 2020 Message from the Superintendent More items submitted than first two monitoring periods combined Dear Chicagoans, In 2020, the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department faced unprecedented challenges. Never in the history of the Depart- ment have our officers had to contend with a global health pandemic, civil unrest, and the scourge of rising gun violence simultaneously. Despite these challenges, Department members worked tirelessly to meet the requirements of the consent decree. Much of this work was performed in partnership with the community, and we are grateful for the efforts by residents from across Chicago to improve our Depart- ment and our City. The contents of this status report, covering the third Independent Monitoring Report period (IMR-3), are a testament to the drive, re- solve and commitment of every Department member. It also reflects the cultural change that is manifesting in our organization as we seek not just to reform the Department, but transform it. 93% increase in items submitted compared to IMR-2 I am proud to see that these transformational changes are beginning to take shape. We documented more progress this reporting period than in the first two reporting periods combined. Among CPD’s accomplishments during the IMR-3 period: • Introduction of new community-centric, immersive training programs for officers to help them better understand the history, culture, and richness of Chicago’s diverse communities. 2 • The start of a pilot program for CPD’s new Officer Support System, which aims to identify and support officers who may be at risk for adverse outcomes. • Extensive community engagement on various CPD policies, including Use of Force and School Resource Officers We cannot be successful without the trust and goodwill of the community. I am pleased to report that CPD has conducted 241 hours of community engagement across 88 meetings that were explicitly designed to solicit public input on CPD’s policies and district-level strategic plans. We also revamped our policies and practices, writing 112 new or revised Department-wide policies and unit-specific standard operating procedures (SOPs) that govern the way CPD and its members perform their jobs. This is in addition to the 10 public-facing dashboards and reports that provide a window into our ongoing reform efforts. The Chicago Police Department looks forward to continuing to work with the community as we proceed on the road to transformational change through reform. I remain confident that our work together will allow CPD to become an example of professionalism and leadership for the entire country. 8,102 total items submitted in IMR-3 Sincerely, David O. Brown Superintendent of Police Chicago Police Department 3 Contents Executive Summary ............................................................................................ 6 Accelerating CPD’s Reform Efforts .............................................................. 11 Engaging the Community in CPD’s Reform Efforts ..................................... 12 Revising CPD Policies and Procedures ....................................................... 17 Training Department Members on New Practices ....................................... 23 Leveraging Data to Drive Transparency and Continuous Improvement ...... 27 Piloting New Initiatives ................................................................................. 29 Introduction ....................................................................................................... 32 What is the Consent Decree? ...................................................................... 33 Overview of This Status Report ................................................................... 35 CPD’s Efforts to Accelerate Reform ............................................................... 36 Project Planning and Prioritization ............................................................... 37 Resourcing ................................................................................................... 42 ReformStat ................................................................................................... 46 IMT/OAG Collaboration ................................................................................ 46 Responses to IMT and OAG Document Requests ...................................... 48 4 Progress by Consent Decree Section ............................................................. 50 Community Policing ..................................................................................... 51 Impartial Policing.......................................................................................... 73 Crisis Intervention ........................................................................................ 87 Use of Force ................................................................................................. 99 Recruitment, Hiring, and Promotion .......................................................... 114 Training ....................................................................................................... 122 Supervision ................................................................................................ 135 Officer Wellness ......................................................................................... 142 Accountability & Transparency ................................................................... 152 Data Collection, Analysis, and Management ............................................. 169 5 Executive Summary 6 More items submitted than first two monitoring periods combined The Chicago Police Department (CPD, or the Department) is proud to release its inaugural reform progress report, which provides an overview of all of the advancements the Department has made since March 2020 in transforming the organization and improving policing services for all Chicagoans. While CPD’s reform efforts began in earnest several years ago, the Department is currently operating under a negotiated settlement agreement called a consent decree, which provides a roadmap for a comprehensive reform effort that impacts every aspect of the Department’s operations, with particular emphasis in the following ten areas: • Community Policing • Impartial Policing • Crisis Intervention • Use of Force • Recruitment, Hiring and Promotion • Training • Supervision • Officer Wellness and Support • Accountability and Transparency • Data Collection, Analysis and Management Executing reform through a consent decree means that CPD’s efforts are overseen and assessed by a federal judge, Robert Dow, and a court-appointed Independent Monitor, Maggie Hickey. The Illinois Office of the Attorney Gen- eral (OAG) also plays a major role in overseeing CPD’s reforms. The Department welcomes and appreciates all of the expertise and input that these parties bring to this unprecedented transformation effort. The consent decree took effect on March 1, 2019. In the first year of the consent decree, CPD made significant strides in achieving the reform goals of the agreement, but acknowledged that the pace of reform needed to move fast- er. The Independent Monitoring Team (IMT) noted this need to accelerate the pace of work in its first and second Independent Monitor Reports (IMR-1 and IMR-2, respectively). In this third reporting period (IMR-3), which ran from March 1, 2020 through December 31, 2020, CPD doubled down on its efforts to accelerate compliance. Despite a global pandemic and unprecedented civil unrest that stretched police resources across the country for much of the spring and summer, the Department submitted more reform items this reporting period than in the first two reporting periods combined. 7 93% increase in items submitted compared to IMR-2 CPD’s key accomplishments from the IMR-3 period include: • Conducted extensive community engagement on various CPD policies, including Use of Force, School Resource Officers, and interactions with members of specific populations, such as transgender, intersex, and gender non-confirming (TIGN) individuals • Introduced new community-centric, immersive training programs for officers • Launched the 2021 District Strategic Planning process, which includes multiple rounds of community input in each district • Hired the Department’s first Language Access Coordinator and Americans with Disabilities Act Liaison • Developed data dashboards to measure and track CPD’s response to service calls involving individuals in crisis • Began an independent assessment on the promotions process for Sergeants and Lieutenants • Created a brand new Anti-Retaliation Department-wide policy • Started a pilot program for CPD’s new Officer Support System, which aims to identify and support officers who may be at risk for adverse outcomes • Developed expansion plans of the Unity of Command/Span of Control pilot program, which introduces a new model for staffing and supervision at the district level This report contains updates across a multitude of different projects the Department has undertaken to advance its transformation efforts. CPD’s approach to change, as directed by the consent decree, is focused largely on a cycle of continuous improvement, as depicted in Figure 1 below. The Department’s central goals in this period were to 1) make substantial progress on each of the steps in the cycle, and 2) to accelerate the pace of the work being done in each area, despite