Community Review Board committee says MNPD adopted many recommendations but gaps remain; board seeks update on third‑party probe

At a March executive committee meeting, the Metropolitan Nashville-Davidson County Community Review Board’s executive committee reviewed how the Metropolitan Police Department incorporated the board’s recommendations into a new roll‑call training and pressed for a public update on a separate third‑party probe of a 61‑page complaint.

The committee’s staff presenter said the department “basically used the entire section” of the board’s guidance on early‑warning signs and that much of the board’s language on prohibited behavior and employee responsibilities was carried into the roll‑call materials with only minor wording changes. “It looked as if they took everything that we provided under certain subtopics and included it into their policy,” the staff member said.

Why it matters: the board said the roll‑call document is a first step but does not by itself guarantee implementation. The committee repeatedly flagged three areas it wants restored or clarified in the department’s implementation plan: screening and lateral‑recruitment language the board recommended, a requirement for an annual external integrity audit, and a training methodology that goes beyond officers reading and signing a roll‑call sheet.

On the audit point, committee staff reviewed the board’s policy language calling for an annual integrity audit “in collaboration with the CRB” to assess the quality of MNPD misconduct…