California Department of Justice AND IACP Report and Recommendations

At the request of the Sacramento Police Department (SPD), the California Department of Justice (DOJ) conducted an independent assessment of the department's use of force-related policies, training and practices.  The DOJ report provides recommendations to help guide the reform efforts SPD has independently committed to pursue.  The report addresses the following six areas: Use of Force Policies, Use of Force Reporting and Investigation, Use of Force Training, Officer-Involved Shooting Incident Review, Personnel Complaint Procedures, and Community Engagement and Transparency.  Along with the DOJ's recommendations are the Sacramento Police Department's responses to each recommendation.

Official California Department of Justice: Report & Recommendations, Phase I - Sacramento Police Department (January 19, 2019)

• SPD responses to DOJ recommendations pertaining to the January 29, 2019 Report  (PDF)

• California Department of Justice: Neighborhood Engagement Strategy Talks Report, released April 2019

• International Association of Chiefs of Police TRUST Initiative Report

• June 2019 Status Update - A brief update on SPD's Responses to DOJ's January 29, 2019 Report (PDF)

• September 2019 Status Update - A brief update on SPD's Responses to DOJ's January 29, 2019 Report (PDF)

• July 2020 Status Update - A brief update on SPD's Responses to DOJ's January 29, 2019 Report (PDF)

• December 2020 Status Update - A brief update on SPD's Responses to DOJ's January 29, 2019 Report (PDF)

Official California Department of Justice: Report & Recommendations, Phase II- Sacramento Police Department (July 8, 2020)

• DOJ’s Phase II Recommendations - A list of the 61 recommendations DOJ submitted to SPD as part of their Phase II assessment (PDF)   

• December 29, 2020 Status Update – A brief update on SPD’s Responses to DOJ's Phase II recommendations (PDF)

• May 6, 2021 Status Update – A brief update on SPD’s Responses to DOJ's Phase II recommendations (PDF)