Case: 1:15-cv-01046-SO Doc #: 345 Filed: 02/24/21 1 of 126. PageID #: 7289 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO EASTERN DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) CASE NO.: 1:15-CV-01046 ) Plaintiff, ) ) JUDGE SOLOMON OLIVER, JR. vs. ) ) NOTICE SUBMITTING MONITORING CITY OF CLEVELAND ) TEAM’S NINTH SEMIANNUAL ) REPORT Defendant. ) ) ) Pursuant to paragraph 375 of the Consent Decree, the Monitoring Team respectfully submits its Ninth Semiannual Report. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Hassan Aden HASSAN ADEN Monitor The Aden Group LLC 8022 Fairfax Road Alexandria, VA 22308 Tel: (571) 274-7821 Email: [email protected] Case: 1:15-cv-01046-SO Doc #: 345 Filed: 02/24/21 2 of 126. PageID #: 7290 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that on February 24, 2021, I served the foregoing document entitled NOTICE SUBMITTING MONITORING TEAM’S NINTH SEMIANNUAL REPORT via the court’s ECF system to all counsel of record. /s/ Ayesha Hardaway AYESHA HARDAWAY 2 Case: 1:15-cv-01046-SO Doc #: 345 Filed: 02/24/21 3 of 126. PageID #: 7291 Cleveland Police Ninth Semiannual Report Monitoring Team February 2021 Case: 1:15-cv-01046-SO Doc #: 345 Filed: 02/24/21 4 of 126. PageID #: 7292 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 2. RECOMMENDATIONS ............................................................................................................. 2 II. DEMONSTRATION REVIEW ........................................................................................... 6 1. METHODOLOGY .................................................................................................................... 6 2. TIMELINE OF MAY 30, 2020, DEMONSTRATIONS .................................................................. 7 3. CHANGES IN MODERN PROTESTING ...................................................................................... 7 4. CONSENT DECREE PROVISIONS IMPLICATED ........................................................................ 9 5. COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE .................................................................................................. 11 a. Public Feedback Provided to the Monitoring Team ...................................................... 12 i. Police Preparation and Response .................................................................................. 13 ii. Police Communication ............................................................................................... 15 iii. Protestor Behaviors ..................................................................................................... 16 iv. Police Use of Equipment and Weapons ..................................................................... 16 b. Summary of Community Experience Feedback .............................................................. 17 c. Community Police Commission ..................................................................................... 17 d. Recommendations from Community Experience ............................................................ 18 6. USE OF FORCE ..................................................................................................................... 19 a. Use of force timeline ...................................................................................................... 19 b. CDP Polices on Use of Force in a Crowd Management Context .................................. 31 c. Reported Uses of Force .................................................................................................. 33 d. Use of Force Reporting Requirements ........................................................................... 36 e. Force Reporting on May 30, 2020 ................................................................................. 38 f. Policies Regarding Review of Force .............................................................................. 39 g. Force Review .................................................................................................................. 41 h. Recommendations regarding Use of Force Policy and Procedures .............................. 43 7. USE OF BODY WORN CAMERAS .......................................................................................... 43 a. Body Worn Camera Policy ............................................................................................. 43 b. Body Worn Camera Use on May 30, 2020 ..................................................................... 44 c. Recommendation ............................................................................................................ 45 8. ACCOUNTABILITY ............................................................................................................... 45 9. DISPERSAL ORDERS ............................................................................................................ 46 a. Law and Policies Governing Dispersal Orders ............................................................. 46 b. Timeline of Justice Center dispersal order .................................................................... 47 c. Method of delivery. ......................................................................................................... 48 d. Directions given. ............................................................................................................ 49 e. Time to comply. .............................................................................................................. 49 10. MUTUAL AID PARTNERSHIPS .......................................................................................... 50 Case: 1:15-cv-01046-SO Doc #: 345 Filed: 02/24/21 5 of 126. PageID #: 7293 11. OVERVIEW OF INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM (ICS) ........................................................ 51 a. A Brief History of Incident Management ....................................................................... 51 b. Command and Control Learning Model ........................................................................ 52 c. ICS Resources in Cleveland ........................................................................................... 53 D. Planning by the City of Cleveland .................................................................................. 54 e. Assessment of ICS Planning and Response .................................................................... 56 f. Recommendations ........................................................................................................... 56 III. UPDATE ON THE CITY OF CLEVELAND’S PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSENT DECREE ............................................................... 63 IV. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND BUILDING TRUST ..................................... 66 a. Community Police Commission (“CPC”) ..................................................................... 66 i. Background ................................................................................................................. 67 b. District Policing Committees ......................................................................................... 68 V. COMMUNITY & PROBLEM-ORIENTED POLICING ............................................... 69 VI. BIAS-FREE POLICING ................................................................................................. 70 a. Where the Division Stands ............................................................................................. 70 VII. USE OF FORCE .............................................................................................................. 71 1. OFFICER USE OF FORCE PRINCIPLES & POLICY ................................................................... 71 2. USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATION AND REVIEW ...................................................................... 73 a. Background .................................................................................................................... 74 b. Supervisory Review Policy ............................................................................................. 75 c. Force Investigation Team Manual ................................................................................. 75 d. Progress and Tasks that Remain .................................................................................... 75 i. Officer Training and Policy Implementation .............................................................. 75 ii. Operation of FRB ....................................................................................................... 76 iii. Compliance & Adherence to New Policies ................................................................ 76 VIII. CRISIS INTERVENTION .............................................................................................. 76 a. Background .................................................................................................................... 78 b. Where the Division Stands ............................................................................................. 78 i. MHRAC Subcommittees: Training, Community Engagement, Diversion, Quality Improvement ...................................................................................................................... 79 c. Progress and Tasks that Remain ...................................................................................