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Dallas launches mediation pilot to resolve minor misconduct complaints between residents and officers
Summary
The Office of Community Police Oversight, in partnership with the Dallas Police Department's Internal Affairs Division, briefed the board on a mediation program intended to resolve minor misconduct complaints through voluntary, confidential dialogue guided by trained mediators.
The City of Dallas Office of Community Police Oversight (OCPO) and the Dallas Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division presented a joint plan June 10 to launch an inaugural mediation program aimed at resolving minor misconduct complaints through voluntary, confidential dialogue instead of formal administrative discipline.
Why it matters: The program is intended to give complainants and officers a structured place to discuss low-level incidents, potentially shortening conflict-driven administrative processes and restoring trust where appropriate.
What the program will do: OCPO policy analyst Sierra Obasuie said the program is authorized under Dallas City Code, Article 3, Chapter 37, section 37-32.2, and is designed as a voluntary, confidential, two-hour session led by a…
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