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Pursuant to Article 16, Section 4(l)(2) of the Meet and Confer Agreement (the Agreement), the Director of the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) may make non-binding written disciplinary recommendations on “critical incidents” as defined in Article 16…
In the April 15, 2021 memo “Resolution No. 20200611-095 – Redefining ‘Resistance’ and Considering Alternative Tactics and Tools to Prevent the Need for Lethal and Less-Lethal Munitions” by the Office of Police Oversight, the tables appearing in…
The Body-Worn Cameras and Dashboard Cameras: Final Recommendations report concludes Phase III of OPO’s three-phase process to facilitate a rewrite of Austin Police Department (APD) policies related to body-worn and dashboard cameras. OPO offers 17…
In this memo, OPO has reviewed and provided preliminary recommendations on some of the policy changes made by APD in November 2021. The specific policies discussed in this memo are as follows: Recommendations for improvement - 317 Handling Juveniles…
In this memo, OPO provides preliminary recommendations on APD’s November 2021 changes to General Order (GO) 427. This GO is now titled “Geolocates, Pen Registers, and/or Trap and Trace Devices.”
In this memo, OPO has reviewed and provided preliminary recommendations on some of the policy changes made by APD in November 2021. The specific policies discussed in this memo are as follows: Recommendations for improvement 317 Handling Juveniles…
Office of Police Oversight presents the inaugural annual report about our work from January to December 2021. View the full report here. Below are some highlights from our 2021 report. - In 2021, the Office of Police Oversight received 2,239 contacts…
The Office of Police Oversight is making recommendations on Austin Police Department (APD) policies related to body-worn cameras (BWC) and dashboard cameras (DMAV) in response to the Austin City Council resolutions passed in June 2020. The report…
This policy recommendation is intended to help eliminate the unnecessary use of deadly force. Alternatives to deadly force include tactics and tools like conflict avoidance, empty-hand techniques, and less-lethal force options (e.g., TASER devices)…
The Office of Police Oversight (OPO) developed final recommendations to revise the Austin Police Department’s (APD) use-of-force policies. The policy areas covered in this report include restricting shooting at moving vehicles, exhausting all…