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Police Commission adopts Early Intervention System policy after tense debate with POA
Summary
The San Francisco Police Commission voted to adopt Department General Order 3.19, establishing an Early Intervention System (EIS) designed to identify at-risk officer behavior and provide supervisory intervention. The vote passed 6-1 after debate over indicators, data access and a POA letter preserving the union's right to challenge future changes.
The San Francisco Police Commission voted to adopt Department General Order 3.19, an Early Intervention System intended to flag patterns of officer conduct that may require counseling, training or supervisory review. The motion to adopt the order passed in a roll-call vote, 6-1.
The order, presented by Chief Kehane, would create an EIS tailored to local needs and modeled on literature and examples from other cities. Kehane said the system aims to provide supervisors a way to "identify at-risk behaviors when they may become problematic" and to improve accountability while giving officers access to support and training.
Commissioners and outside stakeholders pressed for specific protections and…
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