BPD ensures accountability through quality assurance detail

The quality assurance detail within the Bakersfield Police Department monitors use of force, stop data and trends.

CONNECTING YOU.IN RESPONSE TO ENSUREACCOUNTABILITY...THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL YEARSIN RESPONSE TO ENSUREACCOUNTABILITY...THE BAKERSFIELDPOLICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL YEARSAGO,IMPLEMENTED A DIVISION THATREVIEWS INCIDENTS OFEXCESSIVE FORCE, PLUS THEYMONITOR USE OF FORCE WITHINTHE DEPARTMENT.23ABC'S IMANI STEPHENS SHARESMORE ON THE WORK THATTHE DIVISION MONITORS.SHE JOINS US LIVE FROM OUTSIDEOF POLICEHEADQUARTERS.

IMANI.JESS, THE BAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENTSAYS THIS DIVISION ENSURESOFFICERS ARE FOLLOWINGPOLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITHINTHE DEPARTMENT.ALONG WITH LOOKING FOR BETTERWAYS TO IMPROVE CURRENTPROTOCOLS"ARE WE DOING WHAT WE'RE SAYINGWE'REDOING?

ARE WE FOLLOWING OUR OWNPRACTICES AND PROCEDURES?

ARE WEGOING BY THE STANDARDS THATWE'VE SET FOR HER OTHEROFFICERS?" INITIALLY LABLED ASTHE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS ANDTRAINING DETAIL WITHIN THEBAKERSFIELD POLICEDEPARTMENT, IS NOW THE QUALITYASSURANCE DETAILTHE DETAIL WAS IMPLEMENTEDDURING FORMER CHIEF LYLEMARTIN'S SERVICE AND CONTINUESTO EXIST WITHIN THEDEPARTMENT...."YOU CAN SAY THAT YOU'RE DOINGIT, BUTIF YOU'RE NOT CHECKING AND IFYOU'RE NOT DOING, YOU KNOW,AUDITS, IFYOU'RE NOT LOOKING AT PEOPLE'SREPORTS AND WORK, THEN HOW DOYOU KNOW THATIT'S HAPPENING?"B-P-D SAYS THE QUALITY ASSURANCEDETAIL ENSURESACCOUNTABILITY AMONG OFFICERS,THAT OFFICERS ARE FOLLOWINGPOLICIES AND PROCEDURES WITHINTHE DEPARTMENT, ANDMAKE RECOMMENDATIO NS FORCHANGES BY ANALYZINGSTUDIES AND SOURCESAMONG THE DUTIES OF THE QUALITYASSURANCEDETAIL THE EARLY INTERVENTIONPROGRAM MONITORS USE OFFORCE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT"IF THERE'S A THRESHOLD THAT SETTHAT IF AN OFFICER HAS ANINCREASE IN USE OF FORCE ANDINCREASING A CERTAINKIND OF USE OF FORCE, THEN THEYCAN INTERVENE THERE TO SEE IFTHERE'S A TRAINING DEFICIENCY,IF THERE'S A PERSONAL ISSUE WITHTHEOFFICER, IF THERE'S OTHERPROBLEMS GOING ON THERE, THISGIVES THEM THEABILITY TO YOU NEED TO INTERVENEBEFORE THERE BECOMES A LARGERPROBLEM"HOWEVER, THERE ARE SEVERALCOMPONENTS THAT THE DETAILREVIEWS IN AN USE OF FORCEINVESTIGATION"YOU HAVE THE REPORT.

IF YOUHAVETHE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE, YOUHAVE THE SUPERVISORS INTERVIEWWITH THEPERSON THAT FORCE WAS USED ON.YOU HAVE LOTS OF FACTORS THAT GOIN,THEY REVIEW ALL OF THESE ONEACH, EACH INDIVIDUAL INCIDENTTHAT OCCURS"B-P-D SAYS THE OVERALL PURPOSEOF THE PROGRAM IS ALSOTO LOOK FOR BETTER WAYS TOIMPROVE"I'VE SEEN NEW PROGRAMS AND NEWPOLICIES AND THINGS CHANGE, ANDWE TEACH IT THIS WAY OR WE TEACHIT THIS WAYIN CASE LAW CHANGES.

SO THERE'SALWAYS GOING TO BE CHANGES ANDMOVEMENT AND THINGS GOING ONTHERE"AND B-P-D SAYS THOSE WHO FILECOMPLAINTS, ARE REVIEWED ANDAND B-P-D SAYS THOSE WHO FILECOMPLAINT