OPO Policy Recommendation for Improvement to Austin Police Department’s (APD) General Order (GO) 362: Outside Agency Assistance and Joint Task Forces
In this memo, the Office of Police Oversight (OPO) provides recommendations to the Austin Police Department’s General Order 362, which sets guidelines for working with other law enforcement agencies. OPO recommends that APD add specific language to the General Orders to ensure that laws and civil rights are protected when APD assists outside agencies.