Interactions with Youth GPO

Date Filed: December 14, 2020

While not specifically mandated by the Consent Decree, the “Interactions with Youth” policy supports the Community and Problem-Oriented Policing values set forth in Paragraph 27 of the Consent Decree, requiring CDP to “develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated community and problem-oriented policing model in order to promote and strengthen partnerships within the community,” and specifically “including how to establish partnerships and actively engage civilians and community organizations, including youth, LGBT…communities.” 

The policy was reviewed by the Monitoring Team, the Department of Justice, and the Community Police Commission over many months, with the majority of substantive feedback incorporated into the final draft policy. 

Read the GPO: Interactions with Youth GPO (pdf)

Interactions with Transgender, Intersex and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals GPO

Date Filed: December 14, 2020

While not specifically mandated by the Consent Decree, the “Interactions with Transgender, Intersex and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals” policy supports the Community and Problem-Oriented Policing values set forth in Paragraph 27 of the Consent Decree, requiring CDP to “develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated community and problem-oriented policing model in order to promote and strengthen partnerships within the community,” and specifically “including how to establish partnerships and actively engage civilians and community organizations, including youth, LGBT…communities.”

This policy was reviewed by the Monitoring Team, the Department of Justice, and the Community Police Commission over many months, with the majority of substantive feedback incorporated into the final draft policy.

Read the GPO: Interaction with Transgender, Intersex, and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals (pdf)

CPC’s Response to CDP’s Draft Community & Problem Oriented Policing Plan (CPOP)

The Cleveland Police Commission (CPC) issued the following release with regard to the issuance of its analysis of pending City of Cleveland police policies.

For Immediate Release:
August 10, 2018

(CLEVELAND, OH) — The Cleveland Police Commission today issued its response to the City of Cleveland draft Community & Problem Oriented Policing Plan (CPOP) as well as the accompanying Staffing and Resource Policy and Recruitment Plans. The CPC document represents months of critical review and community engagement. That engagement included city wide presentations, business and law leadership meetings, surveys and focus group discussions.

Said Dr. Yvonne Conner, co-chair of the commission, “We are very pleased to present this collaborative piece. It represents the voice of the community. The CPOP plan is the centerpiece of the city’s response to the Consent Decree. We look forward to the incorporation of the recommendations of the community at this critical juncture in the process.”

Added Dick Knoth, co-chair of CPC and attorney with Baker Hostetler, “A great deal of work went into this critical analysis of the CPOP, Staffing and Recruitment Plans. That said, there is much more work to be done as we now begin the effort to be certain that the City’s approach to policing is dramatically improved. The concept of minimal compliance with the Consent Decree should not be the guidepost. Instead, creating a true environment of excellence in policing must be the end point and this working document moves the conversation in that direction.”

As anticipated, the work of the CPC will continue on this front. Additional input from the community will be analyzed following community review of the document. The CPC anticipates on-going work on all aspects of the plan until it is finalized and submitted for court approval.

For additional information contact:
Dr. Yvonne Conner
yconner@clecpc.org
(216) 406-7249

Richard Knoth
rknoth@clecpc.org
(216) 861-7412

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About the Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC)

The CPC was established in 2015 as part of the consent decree between the City of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice. The 13 commissioners of the CPC work with the community to make recommendations on policies and practices to help strengthen relationships between officers and the communities they serve. The CPC’s website: www.clecpc.org

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Community & Problem Oriented Policing (CPOP): Mini Stations in the Context of 21st Century Policing

May 2, 2019

The CPC hosted a forum on Mini Stations on April 18th, 2019. At the forum, attendees were provided with the information in this brief, listened to a panel discussion on the topic and engaged in a Q&A.

Issue Overview
The goal of the Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) is to be a place where Cleveland comes together to talk about the types of police services that it wants and needs. Recently, there has been public debate centered on the revival of the discontinued Cleveland Division of Police Mini-Station Program. The CPC Community and Problem Oriented Policing Work Group, led by Dr. Yvonne Conner, has taken a three-step approach to empowering the community on this issue:

  • Provide factual data and research related to mini-stations
  • Provide education related to the Consent Decree and the Cleveland Division of Police’s current Community and Problem Oriented Policing Plan
  • Facilitate a conversation in the community that explores the issue in the context of current reform efforts, CPOP and 21st century policing

Read the Full Issue Brief: Mini Stations in the Context of 21st Century Policing

CPC Comments on Draft CPOP GPO

April 4, 2019

The CPC’s Community & Problem Oriented Policing (CPOP) Work Group comprised of commissioners and community members drafted a general police order (GPO) that included a detailed list of 14 action items that were included in the approved CPOP plan.

Read the Recommendation

Community Engagement Assessment Plan

September, 2017

This Community Engagement Assessment Plan (CEA Plan), which is required in compliance with ¶17c of the Consent Decree, reflects research garnered from the Seattle Community Police Commission Assessment Plan, relevant literature searches for best practices, suggestions from the Cleveland CPC staff, the Community Engagement Committee and Commissioners. With the hiring of a Policy Analyst and a second Community Engagement Coordinator, the Cleveland CPC anticipates additional edits and fine tuning of the plan as the CPC becomes more adept at processing qualitative data.

The CEA Plan supports an evidence-based tracking of improvements in the pattern and practice of excessive use of force and unconstitutional policing and community-police relations that lead to building trust. Tool design, data collection and analysis will be used to track change and develop effective strategic measurements overtime.

Read Document: Community Engagement Assessment Plan (pdf)

Community & Problem-Oriented Policing (CPOP) Summary of Community Feedback & Recommendations

Published: July 2017

The Consent Decree (“the Decree”) requires the Cleveland Division of Police (CDP) to “develop and implement a comprehensive and integrated community and problem-oriented policing model” to “promote and strengthen partnerships with the community . . . and increase community confidence in the CDP.”

The Decree also requires that the Monitoring Team work with the CDP and the Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) to engage the community as the CDP develops its community and problem-oriented policing (CPOP) Plan. In the first half of 2017, the Monitoring Team, the City of Cleveland, the CDP, the Department of Justice (DOJ), and the CPC (collectively the “Stakeholders”) embarked on a collaborative engagement process (“community engagement process”) to solicit meaningful community feedback to guide the Division as it develops its CPOP Plan. This report summarizes this engagement process and the feedback received through it.


Read the Full Report: Community & Problem Oriented Policing, Summary of Community Feedback & Recommendations