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The OKC Public Safety Partnership is a collaboration among community stakeholders, city officials, elected leaders, law enforcement and residents to advance public safety for the Oklahoma City community. On this webpage you can find information about the progress toward implementation of the 39 recommendations presented to City Council in March 2022.
The recommendations focused on these eight topics:
- Law enforcement de-escalation policy
- Independent law enforcement accountability to the community
- Law enforcement training in crisis response
- Alternative response to mental health calls
- Law enforcement focus on youth outreach
- Creation of a neighborhood safety/violence interruption program
- Police officer access to mental health services
- Expansion of law enforcement homeless outreach initiatives
Visit the About page to learn more about the OKC Public Safety Partnership.
OKC Public Safety Partnership Timeline
Below you can find an overview of milestones that led to the creation of the OKC Public Safety Partnership. Visit the About page to view the full timeline of milestones.
Recommendations
The OKC Public Safety Partnership is made possible through collaboration among law enforcement, city officials, community members and other stakeholders to enact these recommendations. Each page contains additional information about each recommendation and its current state of implementation.
39 Projects Total | 32 Projects Started | 13 Projects
Implemented
OKCPD should elevate de-escalation to policy level to highlight it as a core
department value.
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OKCPD should revise Use of Force policy to require officers to provide a warning,
when safe and feasible, before using any force.
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OKCPD should revise Use of Force policy to include levels of reporting/review based
on use of force severity.
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OKCPD should formalize and strengthen Force Review Board to review uses of force for
lessons learned.
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OKCPD should partner with community groups to provide in-service roll call
trainings.
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OKCPD should provide publicly-facing aggregate statistics of officer activities.
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OKCPD should prohibit officers from viewing video evidence before critical event
interviews.
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OKCPD should eliminate waiting period for interviewing officers involved in
officer-involved shooting or critical incident.
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OKCPD and the City should increase budgeted number of CIT-trained officers based on
the frequency of calls that require this response.
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The City should consider preference points for new applicants to the Department with
mental health or social work experience.
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The City should consider creating a Crisis Intervention Committee to focus on mental
health response city-wide.
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The City should provide the Citizens Advisory Board with a staff person to provide
leadership, administration and other support.
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The City should assess the membership design and transparency of the Citizens
Advisory Board.
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The City should allow Citizens Advisory Board to report publicly on its activities
and recommendations.
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The City should engage in an education campaign to highlight the work and authority
of the Citizens Advisory Board.
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OKCPD should increase transparency for Professional Standards investigations.
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The City should facilitate the process of filing a complaint against
officers.
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OKCPD should develop a specific, comprehensive training plan to ensure CIT officers
have sufficient support and training.
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The City should issue a Request for Information to determine existing community
resources and capacity for an alternative response model.
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The City and OKCPD should integrate new records management system with dispatch for
coordinated mental health responses.
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The City should implement community training/education on ways to call for emergency
needs in mental health crisis.
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911 Dispatchers should continue crisis intervention training, have access to
CIT-trained officers list, etc.
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The City should create a Youth Advisory Board that has direct access to the Chief in
monthly meetings.
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OKCPD should consider holding special sessions of the Community Police Academy for
Youth.
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OKCPD should ensure current Youth Outreach Programs are funded, remain a department
priority and part of public information effort.
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OKCPD should update current contracts with the School District to minimize the role
of enforcement by School Resource Officers.
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The City should create an exploratory committee to vet community resources critical
to violence intervenor programs.
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The City should issue a Request for Information to identify a resource for violence
intervenor programs.
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OKCPD should continue to implement the Code4 recommendations in full.
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OKCPD should require members of Peer Support to complete a monthly stat sheet to
document activities and services.
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OKCPD should formalize the recommendation for a Hospital Response Team.
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OKCPD should develop a comprehensive Post Critical Event Guide.
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OKCPD should expand the number of full-time Licensed Professional Counselors
available to OKCPD staff members.
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OKCPD should consider creating an agency fitness program.
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OKCPD should provide bi-annual continued education and training to enhance officer
wellness.
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OKCPD should incorporate issues of homelessness in OKCPD systemic training for
crisis intervention.
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The City should consider whether to modify ordinances for quality-of-life crimes to
individuals experiencing homelessness.
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The City should hire an implementation manager to ensure sustained focus on these
efforts and serve as a point of contact.
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The City should create a portal to update the public on the timelines and progress
of implementation of these recommendations.
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