Implementation updates

See tasks the police have completed to meet state and federal requirements.

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May 6, 2024

Equipment assessment completed

MDHR settlement agreement

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

May 6, 2024

In-car camera audits completed

MDHR settlement agreement

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.

See the audit results

Apr. 12, 2024

Use of force and de-escalation policy violation reports completed

MDHR settlement agreement

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

See the reports

Mar. 6, 2024

In-car camera audit completed

MDHR settlement agreement

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.

See the audit results

Feb. 8, 2024

Training and wellness assessments completed

MDHR settlement agreement

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

Feb. 8, 2024

Independent Evaluator selected

MDHR settlement agreement

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

See how ELEFA was selected

Jan. 29, 2024

Feedback reports

MDHR settlement agreement

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

Jan. 26, 2024

In-car camera audit completed

MDHR settlement agreement

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