2020.12.14 Public Safety Commission Packet

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The City of Maplewood's commitment to transparency goes far beyond this report. The City of Maplewood also has had a Police Advisory Commission which was made up of community members who review, advise, and collaborate with the police department for the betterment of the agency. The Police Advisory Commission is in the process of transitioning into the Multicultural Advisory Committee. Lastly, the City of Maplewood publishes the Maplewood Police Department Policy Manual on the Police Department's website for anyone to review along with the department's annually reviewed strategic goals. The information contained in this report also serves to fulfill recommendation number two in the department's policy manual prologue that states in part: Ranking police department leadership, specifically the Chief of Police, has the duty to ensure that: Officers are responsible for being aware of implicit racial bias and its impact on their perceptions and actions and are expected to undertake their best efforts to mitigate the impact of implicit bias on their work.' This report is also to ensure the Maplewood Police Department is compliant with policy 401.2 that states: The Maplewood Police Department is committed to providing law enforcement services to the community with due regard for the racial, cultural or other differences of those served. It is the policy of this department to provide law enforcement services and to enforce the law equally, fairly and without discrimination toward an individual or group.5 This information is also being compiled as an ongoing initiative to continually meet the 21St Century Policing principles identified in 2015 by President Obama's Task Force. The Task Force identified six pillars of policing which are; Building Trust and Legitimacy, Policy and Oversight, Technology and Social Media, Community Policing and Crime Reduction, Training and Education, and Officer Wellness and Safety6. This report also serves as part of the department's internal accountability to ensure our agency is meeting the high standards that are expected by our community. Disclaimer Although all information provided in this report was accurate at the time of gathering, statuses of offenders, suspects, and arrestees change as cases are charged by both the City Attorney's Office and the County Attorney's Office. Many cases can take months or more to reach a charging decision. As such, the numbers will vary some moving forward. The identified areas for enforcement actions are based on a number of data collection sources including in-house records and computer-aided dispatch information. Each section of this report that includes statistical information lists where the information was obtained, what inclusionary and exclusionary factors were used, and how that information was analyzed. It is important to understand that the ' Maplewood Police Department Manual, Prologue 6 Maplewood Police Department Manual, Policy 401.2 6 21ST Century Policing Final Report Retrieved January 1, 2020, from https://cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/taskforce_finalreport.pdf 61 Page