Watch commanders/supervising lieutenants of Custody Services Division shall prepare and submit a force review package to the unit commander for all reviews of force not conducted by an Internal Affairs Bureau (IAB) Force/Shooting Response Team.
In addition to the required items set forth in the Manual of Policy and Procedures (MPP) Use of Force policies, Custody Services Divisions force review packages shall include the following items:
Custody Services Division watch commanders shall personally review any facility CCTV footage, video and audio recordings, and any photographs that are related to a force investigation they are assigned to review and approve. If multiple vantage points of CCTV and/or hand held video exist, all viewpoints shall be reviewed.
If the facility has a CCTV system and no video is available for the incident, the watch commander shall indicate the reason (for example: the system was down, no camera is positioned to cover that area of the facility). The watch commander shall document if a repair request was submitted, if a new camera needs to be installed to provide additional coverage, or any remedy which is required to address the problem.
The unit commander shall follow-up on the video issues noted by the watch commander and shall ensure the problem is remedied.
In cases where an Incident Report (SH-R-49) is submitted, supervisors shall ensure all the following items are entered in the Department's Property Evidence and Laboratory Information Management System (PRELIMS):
CIS investigators shall contact the operations staff at the originating facility and/or the supervisor charged with preparing the force package to ensure that all relevant and necessary evidence is booked into PRELIMS. When a case is submitted for prosecution, CIS investigators shall include all audio, video, and photographic evidence, all use of force memos, and all witness and suspect statements with their filing package to the pertinent prosecutorial agency, unless it is privileged or otherwise precluded by law.
Refer to Custody Division Manual section 7-07/000.00, “Use of Force Review Procedures.”