Case 3:12-cv-02039-GAG Document 57-1 Filed 07/17/13 Page 1 of 106 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF PUERTO RICO UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, No. 3:12-cv-2039 (GAG) Plaintiff, v. COMMONWEALTH OF PUERTO RICO and the PUERTO RICO POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendants. AGREEMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE REFORM OF THE PUERTO RICO POLICE DEPARTMENT Case 3:12-cv-02039-GAG Document 57-1 Filed 07/17/13 Page 2 of 106 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................ 1 II. DEFINITIONS ............................................................................................................. 4 III. PROFESSIONALIZATION ..................................................................................... 15 A. Staffing and Community Policing ........................................................................ 15 B. Promotions ............................................................................................................ 15 C. Commander Corps ................................................................................................ 17 IV. USE OF FORCE: INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ......... 17 A. General Use of Force ............................................................................................ 17 B. Specialized Tactical Units..................................................................................... 18 C. Crowd Control and Incident Management ............................................................ 19 D. Force Reporting .................................................................................................... 20 E. Force Review, Investigations, and Analysis ......................................................... 21 F. Supervisory and FRB Reviews ............................................................................. 22 G. FIU Investigations and Force Reviews by SFRB ................................................. 23 H. Use of Force Training ........................................................................................... 25 I. Responding to Behavioral/Mental Health Crisis .................................................. 28 V. SEARCHES AND SEIZURES: INTERNAL CONTROLS AND ACCOUNTABILITY ................................................................................................. 29 A. Stops, Searches, and Seizures Generally .............................................................. 29 B. Investigatory Stops and Searches .......................................................................... 29 C. Arrests ................................................................................................................... 31 D. Searches ................................................................................................................ 34 E. Training on Stops, Searches, and Seizures ........................................................... 34 VI. EQUAL PROTECTION AND NON-DISCRIMINATION ................................... 36 A. General Provisions ................................................................................................ 37 B. Discriminatory Policing ........................................................................................ 38 C. Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence ................................................................ 40 VII. RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, AND HIRING ................................................... 41 A. Recruitment Plan ................................................................................................... 42 B. Hiring Reforms ..................................................................................................... 42 VIII. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ............................................................................ 43 IX. TRAINING ................................................................................................................. 45 A. Pre-Service Education and Training ..................................................................... 46 B. Field Training Program ......................................................................................... 47 C. In-Service Training ............................................................................................... 48 D. Training Records ................................................................................................... 49 X. SUPERVISION AND MANAGEMENT ................................................................. 49 A. Duties of Supervisors ............................................................................................ 50 B. Supervisor Training .............................................................................................. 51 C. Performance Evaluation ........................................................................................ 52 i Case 3:12-cv-02039-GAG Document 57-1 Filed 07/17/13 Page 3 of 106 D. Early Identification System................................................................................... 53 E. Internal Audits and Interagency Feedback ........................................................... 55 XI. CIVILIAN COMPLAINTS, INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS, AND DISCIPLINE .............................................................................................................. 57 A. Civilian Complaints .............................................................................................. 57 B. Internal Investigations ........................................................................................... 58 C. Complaint Intake, Classification, Assignment, and Tracking .............................. 59 D. Investigation of Complaints .................................................................................. 61 E. Staffing, Selection, and Training Requirements ................................................... 65 F. Preventing Retaliation ........................................................................................... 66 G. Discipline .............................................................................................................. 66 H. Officer Assistance and Support ............................................................................ 67 XII. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND PUBLIC INFORMATION .................... 67 A. Community Oriented Policing .............................................................................. 68 B. Community Interaction Councils .......................................................................... 68 C. Public Information ................................................................................................ 70 XIII. INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY ............................................ 71 XIV. IMPLEMENTATION, COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT, AND ENFORCEMENT ...................................................................................................... 72 A. Technical Compliance Advisor............................................................................. 72 B. Review and Implementation of Policies, Procedures, and Programs ................... 73 C. Development, Implementation, and Assessment of Action Plans ........................ 74 D. Comprehensive Surveys and Compliance Reviews .............................................. 79 E. Outcome Assessments .......................................................................................... 80 F. Compliance Assessment Review and Methodology ............................................. 83 G. Comprehensive Reassessment .............................................................................. 84 H. TCA Reports ......................................................................................................... 85 I. Communication Between the TCA and Parties .................................................... 87 J. TCA Recommendations and Technical Assistance .............................................. 88 K. Public Statements, Testimony, Records, and Conflicts of Interest ....................... 88 L. PRPD’s Reports and Self-Assessments ................................................................ 90 M. Access and Confidentiality ................................................................................... 90 N. Selection and Compensation of the TCA.............................................................. 92 O. General Provisions ................................................................................................ 95 P. Court Jurisdiction, Modification of the Agreement, and Enforcement ................ 98 Q. Termination of the Agreement ............................................................................ 100 ii Case 3:12-cv-02039-GAG Document 57-1 Filed 07/17/13 Page 4 of 106 AGREEMENT FOR THE SUSTAINABLE REFORM OF THE PUERTO RICO POLICE DEPARTMENT I. INTRODUCTION 1. The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States are committed to vigorous and constitutional law enforcement. The Parties jointly enter into this Agreement to ensure that the Puerto Rico Police Department (“PRPD”) delivers policing services in a manner that upholds civil rights guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This Agreement is also intended to promote public safety by providing PRPD officers with the tools, guidance, and resources that they need to fight crime effectively. The Parties recognize that public safety, constitutional policing, and the community’s trust in