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Police Commission hears update on DGO 6.09 rollout, partners urge data and language access
Summary
Acting Captain Eddie Santos told the Commission the Department General Order 6.09 rollout is proceeding and officers have made routine cross‑referrals to Family and Children's Services; advocates praised collaboration but urged faster implementation of lethality screening, language access and data-sharing to guard against a chilling effect on survivors calling for help.
Acting Captain Eddie Santos presented the Police Commission with a progress report on Department General Order 6.09, the San Francisco Police Department's revised protocols for handling domestic violence incidents. Santos described changes in training, tools for officers and the referral process to Family and Children's Services (FCS).
Santos said recruits now receive 14 hours of domestic‑violence instruction at the academy — two hours more than the POST minimum — and officers are being issued a referral card and a ``Know Your Rights'' handout to give survivors when FCS is called. He credited Lieutenant…
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