Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data (Montgomery Police Department)

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City of Montgomery

Request for Public Records







Name of Person Requesting Record


CassieMorgenstern








Full Address


135 Destrehan RoadFairhopeAL36532








Phone Number


6172991832








Email


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Purpose of Request


Use of force (response to resistance) guidance, policies, and data








Description of records requested.


To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Alabama Public Records, 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. There is no commercial interest in the submission of this request
or the release of these records.

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 10 business
days.

Sincerely,

Cassie Morgenstern








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Your request for public record requesting information, the city is only required to provide public records to the citizens of the state of Alabama. See McBurney v. Young 133 S.Ct.1709 (U.S.2013). Therefore the city respectfully denies your Public Record request.

Thank you,

Randy Weaver
334.625.3097
City Clerk's Office
Records Request / Public Relations
103 North Perry Street
Montgomery, AL 36104