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Sparks report: SFPD to streamline policies, rewrite DGO 3.01 to address DOJ recommendations
Summary
Deputy Chief Mike Conley and Acting Captain Stephen Ford reported the Sparks report and department general-orders activity: Q1 2017 saw 81 bulletins issued, 17 DGOs in progress and a rewrite of DGO 3.01 aimed at centralizing written communications and addressing 16 DOJ accountability recommendations.
Deputy Chief Mike Conley and Acting Captain Stephen Ford presented the Sparks report and an overview of department general orders (DGOs) the commission is reviewing.
Ford told commissioners that in the first quarter of 2017 the department issued a total of 81 bulletins (various classifications) and has 17 DGOs in active review or rewrite. He described a planned rewrite of DGO 3.01, the department’s written communication system, which will centralize policies and reduce the annual number of bulletins substantially. Ford told commissioners that the DGO 3.01 rewrite will specifically address 16 recommendations under the Department of Justice’s accountability objective and will help streamline policy editing and reduce redundancy.
The presentation listed priority DGOs under revision, including community policing (DGO 1.08), policies prohibiting biased policing (DGO 5.17), limited-English-proficiency procedures, missing-persons protocols, personal transfers, physical fitness and rehabilitation programs. Ford said the department currently has 119 DGOs in total and noted that the 17 under review represent roughly 14% of the policy complement. Conley said the department is working to create a gateway process around DGO 3.01 to address multiple DGOs more efficiently.
Commissioners asked about inclusion of outside stakeholders for sensitive topic areas such as domestic-violence and sexual-assault policies; Ford said the rewrite process will include subject-matter experts and external stakeholders such as advocacy groups and victim-service providers where appropriate.
