CDP Mission Statement Best Practices

April 25, 2016

The Mission Statement Best Practices Report is the CPC’s response about mission statements. It is issued on behalf of the community to provide insights to Cleveland Division of Police and other Consent Decree Stakeholders in compliance with the Consent Decree.

“CDP will ensure that its mission statement reflects its commitment to community oriented policing and will integrate community and problem-oriented policing principles into its management, policies and procedures, recruitment, training, personnel evaluations, resource deployment, tactics, and accountability systems (Consent Decree, ¶ 28).”


Read Document: Mission Statement Best Practices (pdf)

Use of Force Summary Report and Recommendations

March 31, 2016

The Use of Force Policy refers to the Cleveland Division of Police’s policy governing when officers are and are not authorized to apply force to subjects in the field. It addresses issues related to the application of force, not the reporting, investigation, review, or administrative adjudication of force. Forms for reporting force, what information or data is collected, and how such force is investigated and reviewed are addressed by major topic area in the report.

The CPC collected concerns, experiences, values, and issues related to the use of force policy, reporting and training from across Cleveland’s diverse communities into a single, written document that fairly and accurately summarizes community input received.

Read the Document: Use of Force Report & Initial Policy Recommendations (pdf)

Bias Free Policing Recommendations Report

March 7, 2016

The Cleveland Community Police Commission (CPC) is pleased to present this Bias‐Free Policing Report, which details recommendations to the Chief of Police, the Cleveland Police Department, and the City, including the Mayor and City Council, on bias‐free policing policies, procedures, and training.

The CPC thanks the many community leaders, activists, and subject-matter experts who participated in our work group meetings and are listed in the report. Although extensive work has been done by the work group, this report should be considered an initial report. We expect to modify and/or expand our recommendations during the course of 2016 as we continue to meet with the community, CPD, and other interested and concerned parties. It should also be noted that the CPC is required to issue future separate reports on community and problem‐oriented policing and police transparency, which is why our bias‐free policing recommendations touch on both subjects but do not address them comprehensively. 


Read the Document: Bias Free Policing Recommendations Report (pdf)