Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 1 OKCPD should elevate de-escalation to policy level to highlight it as a core department value.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 2 OKCPD should revise Use of Force policy to require officers to provide a warning, when safe and feasible, before using any force.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 3 OKCPD should revise Use of Force policy to include levels of reporting/review based on use of force severity.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 4 OKCPD should formalize and strengthen Force Review Board to review uses of force for lessons learned.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 5 OKCPD should partner with community groups to provide in-service roll call trainings to increase cultural understanding.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 6 OKCPD should provide publicly-facing aggregate statistics of officer activities.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 7 OKCPD should prohibit officers from viewing video evidence before critical event interviews.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 8 OKCPD should eliminate waiting period for interviewing officers involved in officer-involved shooting or critical incident.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 9 OKCPD and the City should increase budgeted number of CIT-trained officers based on the frequency of calls that require this response.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 10 The City should consider preference points for new applicants to the Department with mental health or social work experience.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 11 The City should consider creating a Crisis Intervention Committee to focus on mental health response city-wide.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 12 The City should provide the Citizens Advisory Board with a staff person to provide leadership, administration and other support.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 13 The City should assess the membership design and transparency of the Citizens Advisory Board.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 14 The City should allow Citizens Advisory Board to report publicly on its activities and recommendations.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 15 The City should engage in an education campaign to highlight the work and authority of the Citizens Advisory Board.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 16 OKCPD should increase transparency for Professional Standards investigations.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 17 The City should facilitate the process of filing a complaint against officers.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 18 OKCPD should develop a specific, comprehensive training plan to ensure CIT officers have sufficient support and training.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 19 The City should issue a Request for Information to determine existing community resources and capacity for an alternative response model.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 20 The City and OKCPD should integrate new records management system with dispatch for coordinated mental health responses.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 21 The City should implement community training/education on ways to call for emergency needs in mental health crisis.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 22 911 Dispatchers should continue crisis intervention training, have access to CIT-trained officers list, etc.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 23 The City should create a Youth Advisory Board that has direct access to the Chief in monthly meetings.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 24 OKCPD should consider holding special sessions of the Community Police Academy for Youth.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 25 OKCPD should ensure current Youth Outreach Programs are funded, remain a department priority and part of public information effort.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 26 OKCPD should update current contracts with the School District to minimize the role of enforcement by School Resource Officers.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 27 The City should create an exploratory committee to vet community resources critical to violence intervenor programs.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 28 The City should issue a Request for Information to identify a resource for violence intervenor programs.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 29 OKCPD should continue to implement the Code4 recommendations in full.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 30 OKCPD should require members of Peer Support to complete a monthly stat sheet to document activities and services.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 31 OKCPD should formalize the recommendation for a Hospital Response Team.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 32 OKCPD should develop a comprehensive Post Critical Event Guide.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 33 OKCPD should expand the number of full-time Licensed Professional Counselors available to OKCPD staff members.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 34 OKCPD should consider creating an agency fitness program.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 35 OKCPD should provide bi-annual continued education and training to enhance officer wellness.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 36 OKCPD should incorporate issues of homelessness in OKCPD systemic training for crisis intervention.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 37 The City should consider whether to modify ordinances for quality-of-life crimes to individuals experiencing homelessness.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 38 The City should hire an implementation manager to ensure sustained focus on these efforts and serve as a point of contact.
Public Safety Partnership Recommendation No. 39 The City should create a portal to update the public on the timelines and progress of implementation of these recommendations.