#OXNARD POLICE SCANNER MANUAL#

I am confident the policies adopted by the Port Hueneme Police Department are consistent with law, best practices, and our communityвЂ™s best interests. In summary, the goal of our policies is to protect the officers while they protect the community and manage risk for the City.

#OXNARD POLICE SCANNER MANUAL#

Our policy manual is currently up-to-date and posted on our departmentвЂ™s website to show transparency to our community. Our officers are tested monthly on these policies. Their group of expert attorneys develop evidence-based, legally defensible policies that are regularly updated based on changes in law and best practices. We rely on Lexipol, the leading platform for comprehensive public safety and local government agency policy development, to ensure our staff has the most up-to-date resources to carry out their duties and ensure public safety. In response to questions surrounding the departmentвЂ™s use of force policies largely generated by the website, I wanted to provide you with detailed information about our policies in these areas. In the last five years, we have processed 16 citizen complaints and none have been for the excessive use of force. Each use of force is investigated by a supervisor and a manager in the police department to ensure it is within policy. The vast majority of the uses of force involved the use of hands (control holds) or an electronic control device. The Port Hueneme Police Department has been involved in 27 use of force incidents and over 55,000 calls for service in the last five years meaning that force was used in less than half of one-tenth percent of all police encounters in Port Hueneme. We are a learning organization continuously seeking to improve and enhance our commitment to protect and preserve life through proper supervision, progressive thinking, accountability, transparency, and community engagement. The Port Hueneme Police Department has been committed to judicious, lawful, and minimal use of force that is consistent with well-established laws, policies, standards and community expectations.

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