The Consultant will develop the following: 1. A 40-hour misconduct investigation training curriculum for MPD and OPCR investigators, based on MPD Internal Affairs and Office of Police Conduct Review Standard Operating Procedure Manuals, using a train-the trainer model, and must include all necessary requirements of the MDHR Settlement Agreement and recommendations of the Consent Decree. Please see Settlement Agreement paragraph 233 and Consent Decree 231 for the minimum necessary requirements, listed for convenience below. 2. Develop an 8-hour annual refresher misconduct investigation training curriculum for MPD and OPCR investigators based on the 40-hour misconduct investigation curriculum, using a train-thetrainer model. Content of police misconduct investigation training must include the following: 16 1. How to properly handle complaint intake, including appropriate classification of complaints, and the consequences for failing to take complaints; 2. Effectuating procedural justice, including techniques for communicating with complainants and members of the public; 3. The collection of objective verifiable evidence; 4. As applicable, the process for seeking a signature from the Commander of Internal Affairs or the Director of the Office of Police Conduct Review on an official complaint document where necessary in the absence of a signed complaint; 5. Investigative skills, including proper and sound interrogation and trauma-informed interview techniques, gathering and objectively analyzing evidence, and data and case management, including identifying misconduct that is not clearly stated in the complaint or that becomes apparent during the investigation; 6. The challenges of investigations, especially law enforcement misconduct investigations, including identifying alleged misconduct that is not clearly stated in the complaint or that becomes apparent during the investigation; 7. Identifying direct and circumstantial evidence when evaluating allegations of violations of the City’s and MPD’s non-discrimination policies, such as MPD’s non-discriminatory and impartial policing policies, in a training that is led by an attorney experienced in antidiscrimination law; 8. Properly weighing credibility of witnesses, including properly weighing the credibility of civilian statements against officer statements [See Exhibit 2, paragraph 262(e)]; 9. Using objective and corroborative evidence to identify and resolve inconsistent statements; 10. The relevant standards of proof and the proper application of those standards of proof; 11. Relevant City and MPD rules, policies, and protocols, including protocols for coordinating with OPCR and IA; 12. Relevant Minnesota and federal law; 13. As needed and applicable, any relevant case management system for police misconduct allegations; and 14. The applicable collective bargaining agreements 15. Identifying and reporting misconduct, the consequences for failing to report misconduct, and the consequences for retaliating against a person for reporting misconduct or participating in an investigation; and 16. Use of the City’s anonymous reporting website
