The revised rules streamline the disciplinary system, Haskins said, letting officers with the rank of lieutenant or higher make decisions about punishment for minor infractions. That review showed them that there was "a range" of decisions made, and they wanted to make sure the investigations were consistent, Haskins said. The first six recommendations in the CNA audit specifically mention General Order 211, while the seventh suggests that the chief not take such an active role in internal investigations unless necessary.Ĭhanges made were inspired by looking at other departments, Haskins said, such as the New York and Tucson, Ariz., police departments, but also by reviewing the last five years of LRPD administrative investigations. It reworks General Order 211, which outlines how potential infractions by officers are investigated and punished within the department.
Most of the progress made has to do with how the department disciplines its officers, Haskins said, and stemmed largely from internal discussions by department officials last year before the audit results were presented.Ī revised version of what Haskins called a discipline matrix went into effect May 20, she said. Helton in January agreed to meet with the coalition and discuss progress, but had a conflict Saturday. 2 by then-chief Keith Humphrey to review the audit's findings. Haskins spoke in the place of Assistant Chief Heath Helton, who leads the nine-member task force appointed Nov. "It wouldn't be prudent to make a lot of structural changes and then have another leader come in and look at them and change them again," Haskins said.
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