2005 Ombudsman Recommendations

Recommendation:

Review training to determine the effectiveness it has in preparing officers to assess the situation and effectiveness of their gun fire.

BPD Response:  Not Adopted

Recommendation:

Review media philosophy and practices regarding public statements and demonstrations by police officials.

BPD Response:  Noted

Recommendation:

Consider establishing a practice of all involved officers, witness officers, and supervisors arriving on scene who receive safety briefings from involved officers and officers assigned as escorts to the involved officers be required to activate their audio recorders and leave them on until they depart the scene of a critical incident.

BPD Response:  Not Adopted

Recommendation:

Work with other CITF members to require that all interviews conducted by CITF investigators be audio (or video/audio) recorded and documented in a consistent manner. (Previously recommended in 2004.)

BPD Response:  Adopted

Recommendation:

Remind officers of the need to leave weapons in place at the scene of an incident unless moving a weapon is the only way to keep it from being accessed by suspects or the public.

BPD Response:  Adopted