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Campaign Zero's 8 Can't Wait initiative recommends that police departments restrict officers from using chokeholds or strangleholds on individuals in all cases to avoid unnecessary deaths or serious injuries. APD policy does not explicitly ban these…
On May 21, 2021, the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) partnered with Mayor Adler, the Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities, and the Equity Office to host a virtual meeting, the Town Hall on Public Safety: People with Disabilities & Policing…
On June 10, 2021, OPO received notification of proposed changes to the APD General Orders related to the following: - 317 Handling Juveniles On July 6, 2021, OPO received notification of approved changes to the APD General Orders related to the…
In June 2021, the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) received notification from the Austin Police Department (APD) of changes made to the General Orders. The impacted policies are listed below. In this memo, OPO reviewed the policy changes and provided…
The Office of Police Oversight's (OPO) inaugural annual report summarizes the office's work from 2019- 2020. View the report here: Office of Police Oversight: 2019-2020 annual report The 2019-2020 report aims to document and share the office's…
In April 2021, the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) received notification from the Austin Police Department (APD) of changes made to the General Orders. The impacted policies are listed below. In this memo, OPO reviewed the policy changes and…
Austin City Council directed the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) to assist in rewriting the Austin Police Department’s (APD) General Orders, which are policies that all APD officers must follow. To do this, OPO examined and analyzed: (1) the way…
De-escalation uses techniques designed to safely stabilize a situation, reduce the immediacy of a threat, and resolve an incident with the least amount of force necessary. The main goals of de-escalation are to: - defuse tense situations or conflicts…
Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative recommends that police departments restrict the circumstances under which officers may shoot at moving vehicles. Shooting at a moving vehicle is seen as a dangerous and ineffective tactic, with high risk for…
Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative recommends that police departments adopt policies that require officers to provide a verbal warning before employing use of deadly force when feasible. Before using deadly force, officers should provide…