Report of the Special Committeeon Police Misconduct and Personnel Management of the Council of the District of ColumbiaOctober 6, 1998

REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON POLICE MISCONDUCT AND PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT OF THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Councilmember Jack Evans

Councilmember Kathy Patterson

Co-Chairs

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

Chapter 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY AND MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS

I. Statutory Changes

1.1 Recruiting and Training

1.2 Off-Duty Employment

1.3 Seized Currency

1.4
Retirement/Resignation While Under Investigation

1.5 Whistleblower Protection

1.6 Citizen Complaints

II. Regulatory Changes

III. Metropolitan Police
Department Operating Procedure Changes

IV. Management Recommendations

Chapter 2 FURTHER COUNCIL INQUIRY

Chapter 3 THE METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

A. Structure and Staffing

B. Leadership and
Decisionmaking

Chapter 4 SUMMARY OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE’S WORK

A. Investigation Methodology

B. Whistleblowing and
Retaliation Issues

1. Treatment of Police Officers
Who Report Misconduct or Mismanagement

2. Whistleblower Protection

3. Recommendations

C. Recruiting. Training and Performance
Evaluation

1. Recruiting

a. The Application Process

b. Minimum Standards for
Employment

c. Juvenile Records

d. Unaccepted Offers of
Employment

e. Contingent Hiring

f. Recommendations

2. Training

a. Recruit Training

b. In-Service Training

c. Specialized Training

d. Physical Plant

e. The General Orders

f. Recommendations

3. Performance Evaluation

a. Overview

b. Recommendations

D. Management
of Personnel: Overtime and Off-Duty Work

1. Police Overtime

a. Overview

b. Court Overtime

c. Programmatic Overtime

d. “Lapsed Salaries”

e. Recommendations

2. Off-Duty Employment

a. Overview

b. Off-Duty Employment Policy

c.
Off-Duty Employment Practice — "Brokering"

d.
Off-Duty Employment Practice — ABC Establishments

e.
Off-Duty Employment Practice — Hours and Unauthorized Moonlighting

f. Recommendations

E. Management of Equipment, Property
and Information Technology

1. The Procurement Process

2. The Technical Services
Bureau

3. Fleet Management

4. Vehicle Repair

5. Vehicle Purchases

6. Property Division

7. Criminal Evidence

8. Uniforms and Equipment

9. Material Management

10. Communications Division

a. The 911 System

11. Information Services
Division

a. The IT Initiative

12. Recommendations

F. Citizen
Interaction and Community Policing

1. Overview

2. Citizen Complaint Procedures

3.
Chief’s Citizens Advisory Council ("CAC")

4. Citizen Volunteer Efforts

5. Community Policing

6. Community Prosecution
Program

7. Recommendations

G. Disciplinary Proceedings Against
Sworn Members of the Metropolitan Police Department

1. The Appeal Process

2. Court
No-Shows and Preventable Automobile Accidents

3. Tracking Discipline

4. Miscellaneous

5. The Office of Internal
Affairs

6. Internal Affairs Staffing

7. OIA’s
Relationship with Other Agencies

8. Recommendations

Chapter 5 REFERRALS FOR
INVESTIGATION

Chapter 6 PROPOSED LEGISLATION

[Appendices were not included in the printed report, and are not online.]

Appendix A: Legislative Materials Relating to Establishment of the Special Committee on
Police Misconduct and Personnel Management and its Rules of Organization and Procedure

Appendix B: Whistleblowing and Retaliation Materials

Appendix C: Recruiting and Training Materials

Appendix D: Management of Personnel: Overtime and Off-Duty Employment Materials

Appendix E: Management of Equipment, Property and Information Technology Materials

Appendix F: Citizen Interaction and Community Policing Materials

Appendix G: Disciplinary Proceedings Materials

Appendix H: MPD Restructuring Plan