Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Baton Rouge Police Department)
| Multi Request | Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data |
| Submitted | July 29, 2020 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Beryl Lipton
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records related to this agency's policies on and reporting of uses of force and responses to resistance:
• Policies.
Any and all policies guiding appropriate and inappropriate uses of force by any member or representative of this agency. These may also include “Response to Resistance” policies and similar guidance.
Please also provide all policies regarding the use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons (for example: TASERs pepper ball guns, rubber bullets, gases, sprays, water, etc.), including all policies regarding borrowing, accessing, or assuming responsibility for such weapons, tools, and ammunition.
Please also provide all policies or guidance related to reporting or tracking discharges from or uses of such weapons, as well as any other applicable policies or directives related to the acquisition, use, and reporting of weapons or tools.
Please also provide all policies and guidance used to evaluate any use of force or adjudicate administrative and internal investigations into any use of force or weapon discharge.
• Instructions for reporting. Any and all instructions and guidance related to the reporting of uses of force by any member or representative of this agency.
• Forms, coding descriptions, and other guidance.
All forms, codes, guides, and guidance used in the reporting and review of uses of force or weapons, including:
Any list of codes or definitions for terms or tags used in the reporting, collection, or review of uses of force.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track uses of force by this agency.
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track the borrowing or use of lethal, less-lethal, and non-lethal weapons
A blank version of each form, log, and other documentation used to report or track any discharge of force from firearms, tools, or weapons employed by this agency
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the state, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
A copy of any guidance, requirements, laws, and policies issued by the federal government, including those issued as part of grant or other funding requirements, regarding this agency’s responsibilities for reportings uses of force or weapons
• Use of Force Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on the each use of force by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Incident details: incident or other unique identification number for the use of force incident
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Body camera or other footage: Inventory of any video record was created of the incident and/or a copy of the captured footage from all present cameras
Disposition of investigation into the incident: The current or final status of each use of force incident, including whether challenges to the use of force were sustained or dismissed or if the incident had no or is currently under investigation
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.
• Discharge Report Data
For the period from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 and the period from January 1, 2020 through July 31, 2020, data on each discharge of a firearm and other weapons by representatives of this agency, including but not limited to:
Date, time: The date (month, day, year) and time of the incident
Location: Street address, block, and other relevant location information
Incident description and details
Tool or weapon used, including any unique identifier or identification number
Number of discharges
Subject(s) information: race, ethnicity, national origin, age, gender, resultant or related injuries sustained or alleged, weapon type (if applicable) in the possession of each involved individual, arrests or charges associated with the incident
Officer information (for each involved officer): employee number or other unique identifier used for the officer, race, resultant or related physical injuries, patrol division, unit
Type of force details: a description of each type of force used
Disposition or status of any investigation or follow-up review of the incident
Please provide the information as a csv spreadsheet, if possible, and if not possible, please provide incident reports sufficient to show the requested data.
If any portion of materials responsive to this request should be deemed unavailable or non-disclosable, please specifically identify the portions of the records or the specific information that is unavailable and the reason for the unavailability.
If any portion of this request is unclear or if this request could be modified to reduce the burden of producing responsive documents or provide them more efficiently or expeditiously, please reply with a request for clarification or a proposed modification.
This request is being made by a reporter as part of a journalistic investigation. It is being submitted as part of a project to better understand uses of police force nationwide, which has been of public interest for many years and which is of particular interest to large new swaths of the public following the widely-seen death of George Floyd and the First Amendment-protected demonstrations and public discussion that have followed.
In the event that there are fees appropriately assessed in association with this request, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter.
I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Beryl Lipton
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are in receipt of your request for records. We will process your request; once your records are available, we will alert your office. Due to a recent high volume of request received by our office, please allow at least thirty days for production of any records that may be available.
To the extent the records pertain to an ongoing criminal or administrative investigation/prosecution, the relevant records will not be subject to disclosure pursuant to LSA-R.S. 44:3, unless otherwise deemed releasable pursuant to the BRPD Public Release of Critical Incident Recording Policy.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
Due to Hurricane Laura our office was closed for almost a week. Please be patient with us as we continue processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
Your request is still being processed.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still gathering the requested items. Once we have them all, we will forward an invoice to your attention.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Afternoon,
We are still processing the request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Morning,
We are still processing your request.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Louisiana Public Records Law request, copied below, and originally submitted on July 29, 2020. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Good Afternoon,
We are gathering your requested information. Once we have the records, we will forward a copy to your attention.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact our office.
Sincerely,
Brittany Booker
Baton Rouge Police Department
Legal Division
Sr. Clerical Specialist
9000 Airline Highway
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
(225) 389-3809 ext. 1057
Fax: (225) 389-5589
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Hi Beryl:
Please see attached correspondence. A hard copy has been placed in the mail to you.
Thanks.
Christy Duke
Legal Secretary to
Deelee S. Morris
Special Assistant Parish Attorney
Legal Advisor to the Baton Rouge
Police Department
9000 Airline Hwy.
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Telephone: 225-389-3809
Fax: 225-389-5589
NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521, is confidential and may contain attorney-client materials and/or attorney work product, legally privileged and protected from disclosure. This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it and any and all copies of it. Thank you.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Please disregard the previous email attaching your correspondence. I did not include the blank form. I will update the letter and respond with the correct letter shortly.
Thanks.
Christy Duke
Legal Secretary to
Deelee S. Morris
Special Assistant Parish Attorney
Legal Advisor to the Baton Rouge
Police Department
9000 Airline Hwy.
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Telephone: 225-389-3809
Fax: 225-389-5589
NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521, is confidential and may contain attorney-client materials and/or attorney work product, legally privileged and protected from disclosure. This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it and any and all copies of it. Thank you.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
Beryl:
Please see attached corrected correspondence regarding your public records requests. A hard copy has been placed in the mail to you.
Thanks.
Christy Duke
Legal Secretary to
Deelee S. Morris
Special Assistant Parish Attorney
Legal Advisor to the Baton Rouge
Police Department
9000 Airline Hwy.
Baton Rouge, LA 70815
Telephone: 225-389-3809
Fax: 225-389-5589
NOTICE: This E-mail (including attachments) is covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510-2521, is confidential and may contain attorney-client materials and/or attorney work product, legally privileged and protected from disclosure. This e-mail is intended only for the addressee named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any retention, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. Please reply to the sender that you have received the message in error, then delete it and any and all copies of it. Thank you.
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From: Baton Rouge Police Department
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: Baton Rouge Police Department
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
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