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The prior report detailed the number of personnel investigations and the disposition of the complaints. This and future reports will identify some of the community generated commendations and the number of sustained complaints for the reporting period. Residents commonly provide positive feedback about the service provided by all areas of the police department. Of the many community commendations received department- wide, examples include three officers being recognized for their patience and compassion with a developmentally disabled youth; one officer who was recognized by a passerby who witnessed the officer display patience and professionalism while helping someone in crisis; an officer's generosity after he saw a homeless person leave a bagel store empty-handed and brought the man back into the store, purchased an orange juice and bagel for him, and spoke with him for a few minutes to check on his welfare; and an apology letter from a person who berated two officers with racial epithets while in a psychotic episode. Police Department staff, in all areas, continue to serve with the goal of excellence in mind. In 2021, the police department conducted five internal investigations that resulted in sustained findings of policy violations. There were three community generated complaints, none of which resulted in sustained findings of policy violations. A review of the department's personnel investigations during a five-year period found that each sustained citizen generated complaint involved a separate and unique officer. Internally generated investigations during a five-year period involved 15 different officers. Some of the involved officers were subject officers in more than one investigation; however, none were subject officers in more than two complaints. The most frequently sustained policy violation was the failure to activate a body-worn camera which occurred more frequently in 2018 and was sustained once in 2019. Current and Future Initiatives Traffic Stop Class Staff is working with PUSD staff to develop and implement a hands-on scenario-based curriculum that allows students to experience a traffic stop. The curriculum will demonstrate the safety concerns the officer is evaluating while talking to the driver and the value and benefit of a mutually respectful interaction. Staff plans to implement this program in the 2022/23 school year. Pre- and post-class surveys will evaluate the goals of the program toward showing an increase in awareness of the rights and responsibilities of a driver and passenger on a traffic stop, how to voice concerns about the validity of the stop, and how a respectful interaction decreases tension during the stop and leads to better outcomes. The concept of respect will be the focal point of the discussion and its applicability to other relationships to include teachers, parents, friends, and the workplace. Strategic Plan During the past year, the department has worked on the development of a strategic plan designed to serve as a guiding document for the next three to five years. The goals for the plan were developed with the assistance of a consultant and the supporting strategies were developed by the department's management team. Individual action Page 10 of 11