The area commander or assistant division director shall review and make determinations on whether the use of force was within policy on all Category 2 use of force incidents. The area commander or assistant division director shall conduct their review of the unit-level force review and forward the approved force package to the Discovery Unit. In the event the area commander or assistant division director does not concur with the unit-level force review, they may specify to the unit commander the additional steps necessary to satisfactorily complete the package or notify the unit commander of Internal Affairs Bureau or Internal Criminal Investigations Bureau and request an administrative and/or criminal investigation.
The area commander shall notify the division chief of the below use of force incidents:
Incidents where there is no concurrence between the area commander and the unit commander;
Incidents that have been referred for an administrative investigation; and
Incidents that result in an IAB Force Response Team.
NOTICE: On Monday, July 22, 2024, the Department published New and Revised Use of Force Policies. The written reporting procedures related to Pointed Firearm at Person (PFP) (referred to as the PFP report) shall become effective once the PFP report form is published. The PFP report form is forthcoming.