The Monitor's Office concludes that the Commonwealth has maintained the same level of compliance in the area of Professionalization as observed in the previous assessment (CMR-11). The development of policies for promotions, staffing, career development, performance evaluations, recruitment, and integrity audits have been completed or are in progress. Those policies that have been implemented and/or recently finalized incorporate the requirements of the Agreement.
In-service training—both in-person and virtual—continues throughout 2025. To ensure that training aligns with departmental needs and the Agreement, the Commonwealth, in collaboration with V2A Consulting, has completed a Training Needs Assessment, which was approved by the Monitor's Office in September 2025.
This CMR does not include a detailed assessment of Recruitment, Retention, and Hiring, as these areas are reviewed annually and were most recently evaluated in CMR-12. Nonetheless, PRP's ongoing recruitment efforts remain critical to addressing its staffing challenges—an issue faced by many law enforcement agencies nationwide. Contributing factors also include an aging workforce and overall personnel shortages. As part of its Staffing Plan, PRP has re-assigned personnel to better address these challenges and has appointed additional project managers to support compliance and sustain reform initiatives. These actions represent promising steps toward strengthening PRP's overall professional capacity.
In September 2024, the Monitor's Office and the PRP met with representatives from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA) to learn about the accreditation process and its requirements. Following the meeting, CALEA provided PRP with detailed information on accreditation standards, and a metropolitan law enforcement agency with long-standing CALEA accreditation shared insights from its experience. PRP is currently evaluating its interest in pursuing accreditation. Updated information will be provided in CMR-15.
Throughout this reporting period, the Monitor's Office has continued regular engagement with PRP personnel, including staff from Human Resources, the Promotion Board, and others, as well as interviews with a sample of officers. Based on the information reviewed, the Monitor's Office finds that PRP remains partially compliant with the paragraphs in this section of the Agreement.
Overall, the Commonwealth's compliance with the 10 paragraphs assessed during this reporting period within Professionalization reflects the same levels of compliance as what was noted in previous reports. In CMR-11, all paragraphs were assessed as partially compliant. This holds true for CMR-13.
Source
This executive summary provides an overview of the Monitor’s Office’s compliance assessment for this section of the Agreement and is an excerpt from Executive Summary for the Thirteenth Report of the Federal Monitor, December 2025, covering the period from April 2025 through September 2025 (CMR 13). For more information on the compliance assessment, please see the full report.