Community Advocates Group

Transparency & Communication	Recommendation	Status	Next steps
Data on use of force	Make available publicly on website with demographic info	DONE	Better access to it on web, and what do we do with it? What does it mean? African Americans make up 2.7% of Salt Lake City’s population, yet they represented 11% of the population subjected to force.
Aggregate data on interaction w mentally ill folks and/or people under the influence of drugs/alcohol	Track this information to examine the extent of these encounters, and the cost – potentially as a basis to explore alternatives.	SLC PD looking at a possible ways to collect this info w/out violating privacy	Continue discussing – SL County is launching an experimental alternative to incarceration program that will work with some of these people.
Building community connections	Increase dialogue w/community, work together for change	Happening now	Continue the excellent series of community meetings between SLC PD leaders/staff and community. Make a list of the kinds of events taking place, post on SLC PD website, w info about how to get involved
Community-friendly web site	Web site that expresses shared vision of building a better community through just and humane law enforcement, and community engagement	In-process	By the end of October the SLC PD will have an overhauled, more community friendly website, that will be easier to navigate. Check-in on progress.
Body Cam footage release policy	Policy that describes how and when use of force body cam footage is to be released	In-process	Report back from Chief
Accountability	Recommendation	Status	Next steps
CRB	Independent attorney	DONE	City Council provided funding for this
	Review – mini-audit, talk with people who have served, how can it be better?		discuss
	Answer questions about best practices/research re: CRB – what should we expect, versus what’s happening? What are pros/cons of elected CRB?	Had first conversation with CRB staff	Follow-up
Complaints	Make it easier for people to file “Complaint” button on web page	In-process with website overhaul	Discuss with review of new website
Data tracking	To measure change we need to track data	In-process	What needs to be tracked and shared with the public
Body Cam video	The SLC PD should develop a way to audit body cam video	In discussion
Community/public videos	Need policies that protect individual rights to record & publicize	NEEDS DISCUSSION
SLCPD Culture/Practice	Recommendation	Status	Next steps
Training	More emphasis on de-escalation	In-process	Get better sense of what is in training NOW, what cutting edge programs are being offered nationwide
	More women, people of color, individuals w/different backgrounds in charge of training	In-process	SLCPD recently hired a female training officer; also trying to utilizer fewer SWAT-background trainers
	Interaction with dogs	NEEDS DISCUSSION	More protective policies for injury/death of community member pets
Hiring	Prioritizing diversity hiring Explore new recruitment opportunities	In-process/on-going
Staffing	2 officers on every call, in order to help prevent use of force	DONE	This was Chief Brown’s idea, and it’s a good one.
	Making sure officers are not overworked	In-process
	Integrate new social workers into work of SLC PD HOST	In-process	Track progress, learn from program which seeks to help homeless people with services provided by social workers, helping to keep them out of jail.
Communication/Dispatch	Making sure officers receive essential information from dispatch	Needs Discussion	Invite representatives from dispatch and PD to talk with group
Values	Demonstrate de-escalation as value	DONE	Chief Brown’s new program to honor officer’s who effectively de-escalate is a great step – but there is more to do.
	Adoption of PERF principles	Discussion in process	SLC PD lets us know which they’ve adopted (we like all of them).
Support for officers	PTSD counseling	In process	Get legislature to amend workers compensation laws to allow for treatment of PTSD by first responders
	Meditation/wellness	In process	Yoga currently offered
	Child care assistance	In process	Mayor Biskupski is working to set-up child care assistance for all city employees (including SLC PD)