CPD Annual Analysis of Use of Force incidents (2010 to 2014)

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Massachusetts Public Records Law, M.G.L. c.66, §10, I hereby request the following records:

The Annual Analysis of Use of Force Incidents Report completed for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.

Per CPD policy on reporting use of force incidents (see http://www.cambridgema.gov/~/media/Files/policedepartment/Policies/Use%20of%20Force%20Reportingfinal.pdf):

"C. Annual Analysis of Use of Force Incidents: At the conclusion of every calendar year, the Deputy Superintendent in charge of the Professional Standards Section will conduct a thorough review of all incidents that involved officers’ use of force for the preceding twelve-month period. Upon completion of that review, the Deputy Superintendent in charge of the Professional Standards Section will
conduct an analysis of the completed reports for the purpose of detecting any patterns or trends that could indicate the need for additional training, equipment upgrades, or policy modifications.

1. The reviewing Deputy Superintendent in charge of the Professional Standards Section will consider all information that is contained within the Use of Force Reports and the associated incident reports.

2. At the completion of his/her analysis, the reviewing Deputy Superintendent will summarize each of the incidents in a detailed report. That report will determine the existence or absence of any patterns or trends, and make appropriate recommendations for training, needs, equipment upgrades, and/or policy modifications.

3. The Annual Analysis Report along with the Use of Force Reports will be forwarded to the Police Commissioner. The Police Commissioner will review the annual report and consider its recommendations, if any, take appropriate corrective action, if needed.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as we believe this request is in the public interest, as suggested but not stipulated by the recommendations of the Massachusetts Supervisor of Public Records. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

I expect the request to be filled in an accessible format, including for screen readers, which provide text-to-speech for persons unable to read print. Files that are not accessible to screen readers include, for example, .pdf image files as well as physical documents.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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 10 calendar days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Shawn Musgrave

Jeremey -

Thanks for confirming!

-Shawn

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on June 15, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.