Recommendation 16

MPD should develop and enforce a formal use of force investigation training requirement for all IAD supervisors and investigators.

Current:

All members who are promoted to a sworn supervisory position are required to attend supervisory development training. During this training, instruction is provided to new supervisors on use of force incidents (investigations and reporting) as well as instruction on the conduction of personnel investigations and citizen complaints. New supervisors receive extensive instruction in the Administration Investigations Management (AIM) system that is utilized to record all use of force incidents and how to conduct a related investigation.

It should be noted that an additional layer of oversight exists for the review of force reports, as each force report is shared with a certified master DAAT instructor assigned to the academy. This review is used to identify training issues that may exist systemically in the Department or in the individual officer, but also in developing scenario-based training events based on real-life occurrences.