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ANAHEIM Response to Police Review Board POLICEOctober zoigReport I z presentations and input as requested. Further, APD has brought forward ideas and suggestions which have proven beneficial to the board members including hands-on use of force training and deadly force simulated training. In addition, APD has provided prompt and detailed debriefs of critical incidents to ensure the PRB is provided as much information as is possible without jeopardizing ongoing investigations. Consistent with reports submitted by OIR examining critical incidents, internal affairs and other department operations, the department is using this document to formally respond to each of the recommendations presented by PRB in its annual report. Recommendation is Timing of Interviews after Critical Incident In order to promote the integrity of investigations in the aftermath of a shooting or in -custody death, and in the absence of extraordinary circumstances (such as severe injury to the officer), the Department should ensure that a subject or witness officer provides an interview statement prior to the end of the relevant shift. In the interest of seeking an independent and neutral investigation to determine whether the actions of involved officers) during the application of deadly force were lawful, AP requests the Orange County District Attorney (CCDA) to conduct the criminal investigation of officer involved shootings and custodial deaths. Since the OCDA may not compel a statement from an involved officer, it is in the interest of both agencies that a voluntary statement be obtained in order to assemble the best and most comprehensive evidence of the event to determine its lawfulness. Consistent with the best practice guidelines adopted by the International Association of Chiefs of Police supported by academic research demonstrating that individuals have a more inclusive and accurate recall of a traumatic incident after a period of rest, APD does not object to the involved employee waiting to provide a voluntary statement to the OCDA. While it would certainly be within the department's authority to compel an administrative statement from the involved personnel the date of the incident, it is the position of the department this practice would serve as a disincentive to the officers in providing a voluntary criminal statement to OCDA. Finally, it is important to note the department will compel a statement within seven (7) days of the incident, regardless of the status of the criminal investigation concurrently underway. Recommendation z: Hiring/Assignment after an Officer -Involved Shooting a. When considering the applications of lateral hires to the agency, the Department should review prior deadly force incidents and take them into careful consideration before offering employment — particularlyfor individuals with more than one officer -involved shooting. 65D-70