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Please see the revised policy draft for one policy.

4-223 Body Worn Cameras and In-Car Cameras

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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Please see the revised drafts from chapter 7-800.

7-801 Critical Decision Making and Threat Assessments

7-803 Crisis Intervention

7-804 Foot Pursuits

Please see the revised drafts from chapters 9-100, 9-200, 9-300.

9-101 Adult Citations and Arrests Policy

9-102 Adult Citations and Misdemeanor Arrests

9-103 Booking Authorization and Procedures

9-104 Arrests for Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)

9-105 Citizen’s Arrest

9-106 Arrest or Detention of Injured Adults

9-107 Handcuffing Arrestees/Detainees

9-108 previously posted as 9-110

9-109 Submitting Reports for Citations and Arrests

9-110 Supervisory Review of Arrests and Citations

9-111 Police Authority in Immigration Matters

9-112 Legislative Immunity

9-113 Diplomatic and Consular Immunity

9-114 Arrest or Detention of Foreign Nationals

9-115 Federal Arrestees

9-201 Stops, Contacts and Weapons Pat-Downs

9-202 Warrantless Searches

9-203 Strip Searches and Body Cavity Searches

9-204 Public Recording of Police Activities

9-301 Search Warrants

9-302 Arrest Warrants

Please see the revised policies about minors in chapters 8-100, 8-200 and 8-300.

8-101 Engaging with Minors

8-201 Missing Minors

8-202 Amber Alerts

8-203 Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Minors

8-204 Health and Welfare Holds for Minors

8-205 Transportation and Car Seats

8-206 Transfer of Custody When a Parent is Arrested for a Crime Unrelated to Maltreatment

8-207 Lost and Abandoned Minors

8-208 Luring of Minors

8-209 Contributing to the Delinquency of Minors

8-210 Custody of Minors

8-301 Minor Search, Seizure, and Arrest Policy

8-302 Minor Search and Seizure

8-303 Minor Status Offenses and Citations

8-304 Minor Booking Procedures

8-305 Transport and Release of Minors

8-306 Minors- Warrant Checks, Warrants and PC Pick Ups

8-307 Minors in Need of Medical Attention

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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New in-car camera reviews are available covering the months of June to November.

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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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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.

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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

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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

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Please see the revised use of force policy drafts.

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

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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.

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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.

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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

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

See how ELEFA was selected

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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

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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