Report 2021-105 Recommendation 63 Responses

Report 2021-105: Law Enforcement Departments Have Not Adequately Guarded Against Biased Conduct (Release Date: April 2022)

Recommendation #63 To: Stockton Police Department

To ensure that it adequately investigates possible biased conduct and implements effective corrective actions, Stockton Police should ensure that by January 2023 it has formalized policies - such as through discipline matrices or broader discipline guidelines - specifying options for corrective actions beyond punitive discipline that are designed to change officer behaviors associated with biased conduct. The department should require that, when appropriate, these corrective actions—such as training and education—be part of the discipline that officers receive when they are found to have engaged in biased conduct.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2023

When Bias investigations conclude, the Department will review the potential related training and education available and consider it for the discipline recommended. To include training and/or education as part of the discipline received, has been a practice at the Stockton Police Department.

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending

Stockton PD reported to us that it does not have a policy that specifies options for corrective actions beyond punitive discipline.

All Recommendations in 2021-105

Agency responses received are posted verbatim.