In 2012, LVMPD underwent a review by the COPS Office, which was conducted by CNA. The review examined policies and practices as they relate to the use of force and officer-involved shootings (OISs) (the full report can be found at www.lvmpd.com/aboutlvmpd/officeofinternaloversight). The goals of the review were to make reforms that would:
• Reduce the number of shootings
• Reduce the number of persons killed as a result of OISs
• Transform LVMPD’s organization and culture as it relates to deadly force
• Enhance officer safety
Our Department needs additional subject matter expertise and technical assistance to complete 3 of the 37 recommended reforms. The recommendations are listed below:
• “LVMPD should proceed with the current schedule of RBT and conduct a manpower study in order to ensure that it can accommodate the completion of twice yearly RBT.”
• “LVMPD should develop a greater data collection and evaluation capacity for all training conducted throughout the department and should use that data to proactively address any deficiencies.”
• “LVMPD should analyze use of force reporting and data on a regular basis in order to identify trends and quickly remedy any issues through remedial training or discipline if needed.”
The problems our Department is facing are twofold. First, we have not been conducting the activities recommended above in a way that can improve community and officer safety and reduce the number of preventable shootings. Second, we do not currently have the in-house expertise to fulfill these recommendations. For the recommendation to conduct a manpower study, we need a technical advisor on how to conduct such a study. For the recommendation on enhancing data collection, both of training data and use of force data, we need technical advisors experienced in data analysis and internal police operations that can provide a framework or CONOPS for what our new policies, protocols, roles, responsibilities, and reporting structures will look like.
Requesting technical assistance to implement recommendations provided from a review supported by COPS. The goal of the recommendations is to: reduce the number of officer involved shootings, reduce the number of persons killed as a result of officer involved shootings, transform LVMPD culture as it relates to deadly force and enhance officer safety.
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Technical assistance for our manpower study will enable us to identify the most resourceful way to maintain our current reality-based training program that addresses use of force, as recommended by the Department of Justice.
Our new data collection, analysis, and reporting process for use of force and training data will necessitate a plan that clearly outlines the processes, roles, and responsibilities. As this is entirely new to our Department, guidance on these recommendations will enable us to identify officer and squad performance trends and proactively prevent any potential problems in use of force before they arise and worsen.
In all, the technical assistance will help us ensure a safer community through an organization that proactively minimizes the use of force.
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Providers selected for consideration (previously 'Selected Providers' field):
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Selected Provider 1: The CNA Corporation
Bid: 17184.89
Proposal file: Las Vegas Police Department_CNA BJA NTTAC Provider SOW.docx
Chosen Provider: The CNA Corporation
Budget Allocated: 17184.89
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o The use of training evaluation data to proactively minimize force used by officers, to include deadly force.
o Using the analysis of force used by officers in ‘real-time’ to impact training, department policies and procedures and to identify positive and negative trends quickly.
";s:32:"field_what_are_the_challenges_th";s:299:"LVMP lacks the technical expertise to conduct their own manpower study effectively as it relates to training the entire agency. Also lack the technical expertise to develop the systems to capture the training data needed to effectively analyze it in conjunction with the actual use of force data.
";s:32:"field_how_will_this_technical_as";s:304:"Every aspect of the assistance requested touches on better training, clearer direction and further knowledge as it relates to officer’s use of force and use of deadly force. The more knowledge LVMPD has, the better defined the training and procedures, the safer the community and the officers will be. ";s:32:"field_what_is_your_overarching_g";s:77:"The goal is to significantly reduce deadly force incidents within the agency.";s:32:"field_please_list_at_least_two_o";s:271:"• Conduct a manpower study which will assist LVMP in getting more police officers through reality based training.
• Develop the system and criteria for a use of force analysis team and subsequently develop the mechanism in which to report out the data collected.
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• The mechanism in which to compile all the pertinent information and then relay it to the workforce in a meaningful way
• The technical knowledge to complete a manpower study
";s:32:"field_what_activities_experience";s:218:"• All the lesson plans for Reality Based Training (RBT) and Advanced Officer Skills Training (AOST) (and direct observation of)
• Evaluation component for AOST, RBT
• Use of Force Report and Blue Team process
";s:32:"field_who_supports_you_in_this_e";s:57:"• LVMPD Command Staff and the LVMPD Training Section
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• Training Section
• Internal Affairs Section
";s:32:"field_who_are_key_stakeholders_o";s:48:"• Possibly the University of Nevada Las Vegas.";s:32:"field_how_open_are_the_key_stake";s:39:"Very open to accepting recommendations.";s:32:"field_are_there_any_local_govern";s:3:"No.";s:32:"field_how_will_your_organization";s:143:"The use of force analysis team will be permanent once they are established. It will be on going analysis used to feed information to training. ";s:32:"field_what_other_resources_do_yo";s:107:"RBT is already in place and just in need of assistance with scheduling as it relates to the manpower study.";}