CPD Quality & Compliance Flashcards
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Under CPD policy, how long must standard body-worn camera footage be retained when there is no complaint or significant incident?
Answer: 90 days
CPD policy requires a minimum 90-day retention for routine BWC recordings absent a triggering event requiring longer storage.
Which of the following best describes a 'sustained' finding in a CPD misconduct investigation?
Answer: The investigator found the alleged conduct did occur and was a violation
A 'sustained' finding means evidence supports that the conduct occurred and violated department policy.
The CPD Consent Decree requires the department to achieve 'full compliance' in a paragraph for how many consecutive reporting periods before it can be removed from oversight?
Answer: 2
The Consent Decree specifies that CPD must maintain full compliance in a provision for two consecutive semi-annual reporting periods.
A CPD officer fires their weapon at a fleeing vehicle. Under department policy, this discharge is:
Answer: Generally prohibited unless occupants pose an imminent deadly threat to others
CPD policy restricts firing at moving vehicles to situations where occupants present an imminent deadly threat — the vehicle's movement alone does not justify it.
The CPD's Office of Constitutional Policing and Reform (OCPR) was created primarily to:
Answer: Oversee Consent Decree compliance and reform implementation internally
OCPR serves as CPD's internal engine for tracking, coordinating, and implementing Consent Decree reform obligations.
When an officer's BWC is not activated during a required activation event, CPD policy requires the officer to:
Answer: Submit a written explanation to their district commander within 24 hours
Officers must document failures to activate in a timely written explanation reviewed by the chain of command.
Which standard of proof does COPA use when determining whether officer misconduct occurred?
Answer: Preponderance of the evidence
COPA applies the 'preponderance of the evidence' standard — more likely than not — in its misconduct investigations.