Documents and Reports
Ombudsman Recieved Complaints
2013 Received Complaints | 2012 Received Complaints | 2011 Received Complaints
2011 Closing Reports | 2010 Closing Reports
Annual Reports
2012 Annual Report (February 25, 2013 City Council Meeting*)
• Attachment A - Ombudsman recommendations for proposed changes within the Police Department
• Attachment B - Mayor Condon’s Immediate Police Action Plan
• Attachment C - Council Resolution with recommendations for proposed changes within the Police Department
• Attachment D - Ombudsman recommendations to Use of Force Commission presented June 7, 2012
• Attachment E - Use of Force Commission draft report
• Attachment F - Spokane Police Department Strategic Plan
• Attachment G - Special election ballot initiative, Proposition 1
• Attachment H - Spokane Police Department Internal Affairs Unit Policy 1020
• Attachment I - Spokane Police Department Vehicle Pursuit Policy 314
• Attachment J – Information regarding Police Records Unit
2011 Annual Report (February 20, 2012 City Council Meeting*)
• Attachment A – Closing Report 11-03
• Attachment B – SPD Policy 1020
• Attachment C – SPD Policy 314
• Attachment D – COPS Standards and Guidelines Manual
• Attachment E – RCW 9.41.270
• Attachment F – Mobile Data Terminal Use While Driving
• Attachment G – Body Worn Video and Law Enforcement
• Attachment H – Media Ombudsmen
2010 Annual Report (March 7, 2011 City Council Meeting*)
• Attachment A – Citizen Complaint Analysis
• Attachment B – Internal Affairs 2010 Annual Report
• Attachment C – In Car Video Recommendation
• Attachment D – Fleet Study and Spokane Police Department Response
2009 Annual Report, August to December Only (April 12, 2010 City Council Meeting*)
*Video of Spokane City Council Meetings are available online through City Cable 5
Additional Reports
Click here to view and download the Student Guide to Police Practices
A Current Sampling of Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement Practices in the United States
• Attachment 1
• Attachment 2
• Attachment A
• Attachment B
• Attachment C
• Attachment D
• Attachment E
• Attachment F
• Attachment G
• Attachment H
• Attachment I
Public Safety Committee Reports
Pursuant to Spokane Municipal Code Section 04.32.110 (C), the Ombudsman shall make a monthly report to the Mayor, the Chief of Police, and the Public Safety Committee. The Public Safety Committee meets in Spokane City Hall Conference Room 5A on the third Monday of each month at 1:30 pm.
| January 2013 February 2013 A#1 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 |
January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 |
January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 A#4 December 2011 |
January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 |
Critical Incident Response
Pursuant to Spokane Municipal Code Section 04.32.040, the police ombudsman shall be notified immediately and act as an observer to any administrative or civil investigation conducted by or on behalf of the department where an employee of the police department is involved as a principal, victim, witness, or custodial officer, where death or serious bodily injury results, or where deadly force was used regardless of whether any injury or death resulted.
The Ombudsman has no role in the criminal investigation of officer-involved deaths or injury. These investigations are carried out in accordance with the Spokane Police Department’s Critical Incident Protocol.
For more information on specific incidents involving members of the Spokane Police Department, please visit our Critical Incidents page.
AIM Reports
The Accountability Information Management (AIM) report is a monthly document prepared by the Spokane Police Department that details unit performance measures, crime trends and response, personnel management, and fiscal spending.
| January 2013 February 2013 March 2013 April 2013 May 2013 June 2013 July 2013 August 2013 September 2013 October 2013 November 2013 December 2013 |
January 2012 February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 September 2012 October 2012 November 2012 December 2012 |
January 2011 February 2011 March 2011 April 2011 May 2011 June 2011 July 2011 August 2011 September 2011 October 2011 November 2011 December 2011 |
January 2010 February 2010 March 2010 April 2010 May 2010 June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 October 2010 November 2010 December 2010 |