Internal Affairs Policy and Procedure Ad Hoc

The Oakland Police Commission Ad-Hoc Committee on Internal Affairs Policy is currently reviewing the Oakland Police Department's latest draft revision to Internal Affairs Division Policies and Procedures Manual.

OPD Current Policy and Proposed Revisions

A draft of the latest revision of the Manual is available for public review:

• IAD Policies and Procedures Manual DRAFT 11.9.2020(PDF, 991KB)

The current policy 10-01 is also available:

• Policy 10-01 Internal Affairs Policy and Procedure Manual(PDF, 497KB)

Related OPD Policies and Procedures

The Oakland Police Department has a number of policies that dictate aspects of of the Internal Affairs Process and the responsibilities of Department personnel. Because the Internal Affairs Policies and Procedures Manual 10-1 intersects with these other policies in numerous ways, they are integral to the Ad Hoc Committee's review of this policy, and the Ad Hoc requested that they be made available to members of the public.

Other Oakland Police Department Policies that inform Internal Affairs Investigations and Procedures:

• OPD TB V-T.01 - Internal Affairs Investigation Procedure Manual(PDF, 495KB)
• OPD DGO M-3 - Complaints Against Departmental Personnel or Procedures(PDF, 223KB)
• OPD DGO M-3.1 - Informal Complaint Resolution Process(PDF, 89KB)
• OPD DGO M-3.2 - Community Police Review Agency (CPRA)(PDF, 169KB)

Best Practices

As part of their work, members of the Committee have reviewed a number of guides and manuals outlining current best practice in the conduct of internal affairs investigations, and would like to make those materials available to the public.

US Department of Justice - COPS Program

• Standards and Guidelines for Internal Affairs: Recommendations from a Community of Practice(PDF, 2MB)
• Building Trust Between the Police and the Citizens They Serve: An Internal Affairs Promising Practices Guide for Local Law Enforcement(PDF, 4MB)

International Association of Chiefs of Police

• Best Practices Guide - Internal Affairs: A Strategy for Smaller Departments(PDF, 688KB)

Sample Policies

The Ad Hoc has reviewed internal affairs policies from other Departments. Below are several such policies for interested members of the public:

• City of Berkeley, CA - General Order P-26(PDF, 172KB)
• City San Jose, CA - IA Unit Guidelines 2019 update(PDF, 838KB)
• City of Sunnyvale, CA - SDPS Internal Affairs Manual(PDF, 12MB)
• San Francisco, CA - SFPD General Order 2.04 Complaints Against Officers(PDF, 142KB)
• Seattle, WA - Office of Professional Accountability Manual (Court Approved 2016)(PDF, 668KB)

Committee Members

Police Commission

• Chair Regina Jackson (rjackson@oaklandcommission.org)
• Commissioner Henry Gage, III (hgage@oaklandcommission.org)
• Commissioner David Jordan (djordan@oaklandcommission.org)

Oakland Police Department

• Deputy Chief Nishant Joshi
• Captain William Lau
• Lt. Christopher Sansone

Community

• Rashidah Grinage
• Ellen Lake
• Peter Pursley

Community Police Review Agency (CPRA)

• John Alden, Director
• Aaron Zisser, Chief of Staff
• Juanito Rus, Policy Analyst

Community Engagement

Community Forum
OPD Internal Affairs Manual

Monday, April 19, 2021
6:00 pm- 8:00 pm

A Video of the Community Forum is available online:

• Public Forum: OPD Internal Affairs Policy and Procedures Manual