Section 2 Use of Force

Compliance Over Time Monitorable Paragraphs from the Section: Use of Force

Number of Section's Paragraphs by Compliance Rating per Report Total of 36 paragraphs in this section: CMR - Report of the Federal Monitor

This chart, titled "Compliance Over Time – Monitorable Paragraphs from the Section Use of Force", visualizes the number of paragraphs (out of a total of 36) assigned each compliance rating using recent Federal Monitor Reports (CMRs) as data sources. The horizontal stacked bars represent different compliance categories for each period. The x-axis of the chart represents the number of paragraphs (0–36), and the y-axis lists the reports. All bars are stacked to show the cumulative number of paragraphs rated by compliance level for each report.

The compliance levels on the pie charts are represented by the following colors:

  • Fully Compliant – Dark Blue
  • Substantially Compliant – Medium Blue
  • Partially Compliant – Light Blue
  • Deferred – Gray
  • Not Assessed – Light Gray
  • Not Compliant – Periwinkle

Details for each reporting period:

  • CMR 8 - Eighth Report of the Federal Monitor, June 2023, covering the period from October 2022 through March 2023
    Fully Compliant: 2 paragraphs (6%)
    Substantially Compliant: 9 paragraphs (25%)
    Partially Compliant: 21 paragraphs (58%)
    Deferred: 0 paragraphs
    Not Assessed: 0 paragraphs
    Not Compliant: 4 paragraphs (11%)
  • CMR 9 - Ninth Report of the Federal Monitor, December 2023, covering the period from April 2023 through September 2023
    Fully Compliant: 2 paragraphs (6%)
    Substantially Compliant: 11 paragraphs (31%)
    Partially Compliant: 22 paragraphs (61%)
    Deferred: 1 paragraph (3%)
    Not Assessed: 0 paragraphs
    Not Compliant: 0 paragraphs
  • CMR 10 - Tenth Report of the Federal Monitor, June 2024, covering the period from October 2023 through March 2024
    Fully Compliant: 3 paragraphs (8%)
    Substantially Compliant: 22 paragraphs (61%)
    Partially Compliant: 10 paragraphs (28%)
    Deferred: 1 paragraph (3%)
    Not Assessed: 0 paragraphs
    Not Compliant: 0 paragraphs
  • CMR 11 - Eleventh Report of the Federal Monitor, December 2024, covering the period from April 2024 through September 2024
    Fully Compliant: 4 paragraphs (11%)
    Substantially Compliant: 23 paragraphs (64%)
    Partially Compliant: 9 paragraphs (25%)
    Deferred: 0 paragraphs
    Not Assessed: 0 paragraphs
    Not Compliant: 0 paragraphs
  • CMR 12 - Twelfth Report of the Federal Monitor, June 2025, covering the period from October 2024 through March 2025
    Fully Compliant: 10 paragraphs (28%)
    Substantially Compliant: 19 paragraphs (53%)
    Partially Compliant: 7 paragraphs (19%)
    Deferred: 0 paragraphs
    Not Assessed: 0 paragraphs
    Not Compliant: 0 paragraphs
  • CMR 13 - Thirteenth Report of the Federal Monitor, December 2025, covering the period from April 2025 through September 2025
    Fully Compliant: 12 paragraphs (33%)
    Substantially Compliant: 18 paragraphs (50%)
    Partially Compliant: 6 paragraphs (17%)
    Deferred: 0 paragraphs
    Not Assessed: 0 paragraphs
    Not Compliant: 0 paragraphs

Excerpt From Executive Summary

Section 2: Use of Force

PRP continues to follow its Provisional UOF Plan, which has to date provided accurate UOF numbers Bureau-wide. However, the plan will change with the development and introduction of PRP's new RMS.

In addition, the Commonwealth's contractor, AH Datalytics, continues to help develop, maintain, and improve the various UOF related dashboards. This assistance provides the Reform Unit with the ability to comprehensively review whether certain procedural or documentary steps were taken as part of the force reporting process in the field. These data dashboards should also assist first-line supervisors with managing workflow and ensuring officer compliance. In addition, information relating to the transport of civilian personnel to the hospital and/or police facilities by PRP personnel (starting and arriving milage) will now be documented in a newly developed dashboard.

During this reporting period, PRP reported 1,150 instances of UOF in 525 incidents. PRP conducts comparative analyses of UOF statistics against prior annual data, including total force applications and incident counts, and evaluates the nature of force employed. A cross check of various units' data by the Monitor's Office determined the accuracy of the data and that the information from PRP's Global Compliance Use of Force Statistics Dashboard is comprehensive. It should be noted that the Monitor's Office has determined that PRP continues to make progress in the preparation and submission of UOF reports (PPR 605.1) in the timeframe outlined in PRP policy. In the 59 UOF reports reviewed by the Monitor's Office, all were prepared and submitted in the timeframe outlined in policy. In addition, as outlined in the policy, supervisors completed their investigation within five business days. These improvements have resulted in continued positive compliance ratings.

It should be noted that 2,244 out of 2,311 (97%) officers from the rank of sergeant to colonel have received REA 601, which includes training on the investigation and review of UOFs. Most PRP officers (96%) have completed the training.

Consistencies in the UOF data largely affect many of the paragraphs in this section. Other topics such as the Force Investigation Unit (FIU), Force Review Boards (FRBs), Crisis Intervention Training (CIT), Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT), and crowd control procedures also impact PRP's overall compliance with this section. As it relates to FIU, the Monitor's Office has observed that 100% of cases are completed within the established timeline of 60 calendar days. The ability of FIU to maintain its personnel has contributed to improved compliance.

The Monitor's Office's reviewed Commissioner Force Review Board (CFRB) evaluations and found that the evaluations were objective and timely. The CFRB has eliminated the backlog of cases presented before the Board for review and has met the challenge of evaluating the investigations completed by FIU during the reporting period in a timely manner. The Monitor's Office was able to attend CFRB meetings during the reporting period and determined that the CFRB is properly evaluating FIU investigations within the timeline established by policy. The CFRB now has a dedicated office outfitted with computers and an officer assigned as the clerk of the Board with the responsibility of preparing cases for board members and scheduling meetings.

In addition to the above processes, it is critically important to have CIT trained officers throughout the 13 area commands. PRP has made significant progress in the prior three reporting periods and now has coverage in all 13 area commands. By the end of the current reporting period PRP had 294 trained CIT officers, 267 of which are assigned to patrol/CIT functions (91%). It is also important to note that the inspector who leads the CIT expansion efforts has experience in this area, holding a doctoral degree in psychology.

The Commonwealth has demonstrated progress in many of the UOF paragraphs. Much of the efforts made in this reporting period can be attributed to PRP's continued collaboration with AH Datalytics, the Commonwealth's contractor, who has helped PRP develop and maintain several UOF related dashboards, which include “Compliance with Reports”, “Use of Force Statistics", “Requests from the Monitoring Team”, and “Specialized Tactical Unit Mobilizations.” These dashboards are useful to the Monitor's Office as they serve as another tool in assessing PRP's compliance with the Agreement. In addition, PRP's efforts in training members as CIT officers and expanding the CIT Program to all area commands are major steps towards compliance. The positive efforts made in this reporting period have proven beneficial in increasing PRP's compliance with this section.

Only six paragraphs (22, 32, 34, 35, 56, and 57) remain partially compliant; the rest are fully or substantially compliant. The Monitor's Office approved PRP's 2025 in-service training plan for officers, including Crowd Control and Persons in Crisis. If PRP completes this training in the next reporting period, four of the six remaining paragraphs would reach substantial compliance. To address the final challenges, PRP must provide dispatchers with scenario-based, in-person crisis training (Paragraph 57), after which Paragraph 22 should also achieve substantial compliance.

Overall, the Commonwealth's compliance with the 36 paragraphs assessed during this reporting period within UOF reflects some improvement in levels of compliance to what was noted in previous CMRs. In CMR-12, 19% of paragraphs (7 paragraphs) were assessed as partially compliant and 53% (19 paragraphs) were assessed as substantially compliant, in comparison to the current reporting period, where 17% of paragraphs (6 paragraphs) were found to be partially compliant and 50% (18 paragraphs) were found to be substantially compliant. Twelve paragraphs (33%) were rated as fully compliant in comparison to ten (28%) in CMR-12.

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.

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Most Recent Compliance Rating by Paragraph Section 2: Use of Force

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Paragraph 22 Text of the Paragraph 22:
PRPD officers shall use force in accordance with the rights, privileges, and immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and shall prohibit the use of unreasonable force. PRPD shall develop policies and procedures that enable officers to rely primarily on non-force techniques to effectively police; use force only when necessary; and de-escalate the use of force at the earliest possible moment.
Current Rating:
Partially Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 23 Text of the Paragraph 23:
PRPB complies with applicable law and comports with generally accepted policing practices. The comprehensive use of force policy shall categorize all reportable uses of force into multiple levels, grouped by degree of seriousness, and shall include all force techniques, technologies develop a comprehensive and agency- PRPD shall wide use of force policy that, and weapons, both lethal and less-lethal, that are available to PRPD officers, including officers assigned to specialized tactical units. The comprehensive use of force policy shall clearly define and describe each force level option and the circumstances under which each force level is appropriate. The highest level of force described by the policy shall include all serious uses of force, as defined in this Agreement.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 24 Text of the Paragraph 24:
PRPD shall develop comprehensive and agency-wide policies that comply with applicable law and comport with generally accepted policing practices concerning the use of: (a) lethal force; (b) firearms; (c) canines; (d) ECWs; (e) chemical agents; (f) less lethal munitions; (g) batons and impact weapons; and (h) any other force technology, weapon, or implement authorized by PRPD during the life of this Agreement. PRPD shall also develop a policy on sharing information with the public regarding serious uses of force and the dissemination of information to family members of civilians involved in a use of force incident.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 25 Text of the Paragraph 25:
PRPD shall continue to prohibit the use of Chloroacetophenone (commonly referred to as “CN gas”).
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 26 Text of the Paragraph 26:
PRPD shall maintain an accurate, current list of officers who successfully qualify with their regulation firearm, including any other firearm that officers are authorized to use or carry. Officers who fail to re-qualify shall be relieved of police powers and immediately relinquish all firearms, including personal firearms. Those officers who fail to re-qualify after remedial training within a reasonable time shall be subject to disciplinary action.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 27 Text of the Paragraph 27:
PRPD shall develop policies on the use of force by members of specialized tactical units (“STUs”). This policy shall be consistent with PRPD’s agency-wide use of force policy. tactical units (“STUs”). This policy shall be consistent with PRPD’s agency-wide use of force policy.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 28 Text of the Paragraph 28:
PRPD shall prohibit STUs from conducting general patrol and policing functions.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 29 Text of the Paragraph 29:
PRPD shall develop eligibility criteria and selection devices for assignment to STUs that emphasize demonstrated capacity to carry out the mission of STU in a constitutional manner. Officers assigned to STUs who are unable to maintain eligibility shall be removed from STUs. Assignments to STUs shall be for a determined period, as specified by PRPD policy, unless there are extenuating circumstances that justify an extended assignment.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 30 Text of the Paragraph 30:
PRPD shall require STUs to document in writing all law enforcement activities to include operational plans and after-action reports prepared in consistent formats for all call-outs and deployments. Supervisors shall review the law enforcement activities of STUs periodically to ensure compliance with applicable laws and PRPD policies and procedures.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 31 Text of the Paragraph 31:
PRPD shall track the number of STU deployments, the reason for each activation and deployment of STU, the legal authority, including type of warrant, if any, for each activation and deployment of STU, and the result of each activation and deployment of STU, including: (a) the approximate location of the STU deployment; (b) the number of arrests made; (c) the type of evidence or property seized; (d) whether a forcible entry was made; (e) whether force was used by an STU member or other officer; and (f) whether a person was injured or killed by an STU member.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 32 Text of the Paragraph 32:
PRPD shall develop crowd control and incident management policies that comply with applicable law and comport with generally accepted policing practices.
Current Rating:
Partially Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 33 Text of the Paragraph 33:
The incident management policy shall provide that a ranking officer or other higher-level PRPD official at the scene of a mass demonstration, civil disturbance, or other crowd situation assume command and control and provide approval prior to deploying force as a crowd dispersal technique.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 34 Text of the Paragraph 34:
The crowd control policy shall require the use of crowd control techniques and tactics that respect protected speech and the right to lawful assembly.
Current Rating:
Partially Compliant

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Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 35 Text of the Paragraph 35:
PRPD policy shall require the assessment of law enforcement activities following each response to a mass demonstration, civil disturbance, or other crowd situation to ensure compliance with applicable laws and PRPD policies and procedures.
Current Rating:
Partially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 36 Text of the Paragraph 36:
PRPD shall develop a Use of Force Reporting Policy and Use of Force Report Form that comply with applicable law and comport with generally accepted policing practices. The Use of Force Reporting Policy will require officers to notify their immediate supervisor following any use of force, prisoner injury, or allegation of excessive force. In cases involving a serious use of force, notification will be within one hour, absent exigent circumstances.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 37 Text of the Paragraph 37:
The Use of Force Reporting Policy shall require all officers to report any use of force in writing in a Use of Force Report Form before the end of the shift. The Use of Force Report shall include: (a) a detailed account of the incident from the officer’s perspective; (b) the reason for the initial police presence; (c) a specific description of the acts that led to the use of force, including the subject(s)’ behavior; (d) the level of resistance encountered; and (e) a description of every type of force used. The Use of Force Reporting Policy shall explicitly prohibit the use of boilerplate or conclusory language in all reports documenting use of force. Failure to report a use of force or prisoner injury by a PRPD officer shall subject an officer, including supervisors and commanders, to disciplinary action.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 38 Text of the Paragraph 38:
PRPD policy shall require officers to request medical services immediately when an individual is injured or complains of injury following a use of force. The policy shall also require officers who transport a civilian to a medical facility for treatment to take the safest and most direct route to the medical facility. The policy shall further require that officers notify the communications command center of the starting and ending mileage on the transporting vehicle.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 39 Text of the Paragraph 39:
PRPD’s Use of Force Reporting Policy shall require that officers submit copies of Use of Force Reports to their immediate supervisor and to SPR for tracking and analysis. SPR shall maintain master copies of these reports in a central location.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 40 Text of the Paragraph 40:
PRPD policy shall specify that the conduct of all force reviews and investigations comply with applicable law and comport with generally accepted policing practices. All force reviews and investigations shall, to the extent reasonably possible, determine whether the officers’ conduct was justified and within PRPD policy.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 41 Text of the Paragraph 41:
PRPD shall be responsible for maintaining a reliable and accurate tracking system on all officers’ use of force; all force reviews carried out by supervisors; all force investigations carried out by Force Investigation Units (“FIU”); and all force reviews conducted by Force Review Boards (“FRB”) and the Superintendent’s Force Review Board (“SFRB”). At least annually, PRPD shall analyze data on officers’ use of force to determine significant trends, identify and correct deficiencies revealed by this analysis, and document its findings in a public report.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 42 Text of the Paragraph 42:
The quality of force reviews, force investigations, and investigation reviews shall be taken into account in the performance evaluations of the officers performing such investigations and reviews.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 43 Text of the Paragraph 43:
A supervisor shall respond to the scene of a serious use of force or allegation of excessive force involving an officer under his/her command upon notification of the incident.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 44 Text of the Paragraph 44:
The supervisor shall conduct a supervisory review of all uses of force, prisoner injuries, or allegations of excessive force, except those incidents involving a serious use of force or force indicating apparent criminal conduct by an officer, which shall be investigated by FIU, SPR, and/or PRDOJ. No supervisor who was involved in the incident, including by participating in, ordering, or authorizing the force being investigated, shall be responsible for the review of the incident.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 45 Text of the Paragraph 45:
Supervisors shall complete use of force reviews within 5 business days of receiving the officer’s use of force report. The reviewing supervisor shall: (a) determine whether the use of force was consistent with PRPD policy and/or raises any policy or operational concerns; (b) review all Use of Force Reports and ensure that all reports include the information required by this Agreement and PRPD policy; (c) document each use of force review promptly using a Supervisor’s Force Review Report; and (d) consider whether there are non-punitive corrective actions or training needs. A higher ranking officer within the investigating supervisor’s chain-of-command shall review the Supervisor’s Force Review Report for completeness and conformance with PRPD policy. The reviewing officer shall evaluate the investigating supervisor’s conclusions and document whether the reviewing officer concurs, disagrees (with an explanation of the disagreement and the alternate conclusion), or defers until further investigation is completed.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 46 Text of the Paragraph 46:
A Force Review Board shall evaluate supervisory reviews, including Supervisor’s Force Review Reports and reviewing officers’ determinations. FRBs shall be composed of command staff from varying assignments. PRPD policies shall specify the conduct and requirements of FRB proceedings to ensure thorough, timely, and objective reviews. PRPD policy shall establish objective criteria that identify the force levels below serious uses of force that shall be reviewed by FRBs. FRBs shall review supervisory review for completeness, evidentiary support, and compliance with PRPD policy. FRB shall document each FRB proceeding, which shall include findings and recommendations to the regional commander. FRB may also return force reviews to supervisors for additional review, as necessary, to ensure thorough and complete reviews. Copies of all Force Review Reports and underlying documents shall be submitted to SPR for tracking and analysis.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 47 Text of the Paragraph 47:
Whenever a reviewing supervisor, FRB, or other reviewing officer finds evidence of a use of force indicating apparent misconduct or apparent criminal conduct by an officer, he or she shall immediately notify his or her supervisor for referral to the appropriate investigating unit or the PRDOJ. The Superintendent shall be notified of the referral.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 48 Text of the Paragraph 48:
PRPD shall ensure that all serious uses of force and allegations of excessive force are investigated fully and fairly by individuals with appropriate expertise, independence, and investigative skills to ensure that uses of force that are contrary to law or policy are identified and appropriately resolved and that policy or operational deficiencies related to the use of force are identified and corrected. To this end, PRPD shall create FIUs to conduct investigations of serious uses of force, uses of force indicating apparent criminal conduct by an officer, uses of force by PRPD personnel of a rank higher than sergeant, or uses of force reassigned to FIU by the Superintendent, his or her designee, SPR, or FRB. PRPD policies shall specify the membership requirements, conduct of investigations, and operational procedures of FIUs.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 49 Text of the Paragraph 49:
A supervisor responding to a serious use of force or allegation of excessive force shall immediately notify FIU. FIU shall respond to the scene and commence an investigation. FIU may decline to respond to the scene following consultation and approval by the FIU supervisor. Declinations shall be documented in writing.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 50 Text of the Paragraph 50:
FIU shall immediately notify and consult with PRDOJ regarding any use of force indicating apparent criminal conduct by an officer. If PRDOJ indicates that it may proceed criminally, or PRPD requests a criminal prosecution, any compelled interview of the subject officers shall be delayed until after consultation with PRDOJ or expressly permitted by the Superintendent. No other part of the investigation shall be held in abeyance unless specifically authorized by the Superintendent in consultation with PRDOJ.
Current Rating:
Fully Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 51 Text of the Paragraph 51:
FIU shall complete its administrative use of force investigation within 45 days of the use of force, absent exceptional circumstances. At the conclusion of each use of force investigation, FIU shall prepare a report on the investigation and shall forward the report to SFRB for review and to SPR for tracking and analysis.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 52 Text of the Paragraph 52:
The Superintendent’s Force Review Board shall evaluate all FIU investigations, including FIU reports and determinations. SFRB shall be composed of senior command staff from varying units. PRPD policies shall specify the conduct and requirements of SFRB proceedings to ensure thorough, timely, and objective reviews. SFRB shall review each FIU investigation for completeness, evidentiary support, and compliance with PRPD policy. SFRB shall document each force review proceeding, which shall include findings and recommendations, to the Superintendent. SFRB may also return force investigations to FIU for additional investigation, as necessary, to ensure thorough and complete investigations. Copies of all Force Review Reports completed by SFRB and underlying documents shall be submitted to SPR for tracking and analysis.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 53 Text of the Paragraph 53:
PRPD shall train all PRPD officers on PRPD’s use of force policies. Thereafter, PRPD shall provide all PRPD officers with use of force training at least every two years for the first four years of this Agreement, and annually thereafter. PRPD shall also provide training on use of force as necessary, based on developments in applicable law and PRPD policy. At least annually, PRPD shall assess all use of force policies and training. PRPD’s use of force training program shall include the following topics: a) legal standards for reasonable force; b) PRPD’s use of force policy; c) reporting use of force, requesting medical service, and preserving evidence; d) scenario-based training and interactive exercises that illustrate proper use of force decision-making; e) the proper deployment and use of all weapons or technologies, including firearms, batons, chemical agents, and ECWs; f) threat assessment and de-escalation techniques that encourage officers to make arrests without using force, and instruction that disengagement, area containment, surveillance, waiting out a subject, summoning reinforcements, calling in specialized units, or delaying arrest may be the appropriate response to a situation, even when the use of force would be legally justified; g) crisis intervention and interacting with people with mental illnesses, including instruction by mental health practitioners and an emphasis on de-escalation strategies; h) factors to consider in initiating or continuing a foot pursuit; and i) appropriate training on conflict management.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 54 Text of the Paragraph 54:
PRPD shall provide an appropriate firearm training program that: a) requires officers to complete and satisfactorily pass firearm training and qualify on each firearm the officer is required or authorized to carry on an annual basis; b) requires cadets, officers in probationary periods, and officers who return from unarmed status or extended leave to complete and satisfactorily pass firearm training and qualify on each firearm the officer is required or authorized to carry before such personnel are permitted to carry and use firearms; c) incorporates night training, stress training (i.e., training in using a firearm after undergoing physical exertion), and proper use of force decision- making training, including continuous threat assessment techniques, in the annual in-service training program; d) ensures that firearm instructors critically observe students and provide corrective instruction regarding deficient firearm techniques and failure to utilize safe gun handling procedures at all times; and e) requires comprehensive testing that shows complete understanding of rules, regulations, and skills regarding firearm use.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 55 Text of the Paragraph 55:
PRPD shall train all supervisors, FIU members, and command officers on PRPD’s use of force policies. Thereafter, PRPD shall provide all supervisors, FIU members, and command officers with training on use of force, force investigations, and force investigation reviews at least annually and, as necessary, based on developments in applicable law and PRPD policy. PRPD’s use of force training for supervisors, FIU members, and command officers shall include the following topics: a) requesting medical services and determining the appropriate use of force reporting levels; b) identifying and interviewing involved officers, witness personnel, subjects upon whom force was used, and civilian witnesses; c) ensuring proper collection of evidence; d) reviewing use of force and supplemental reports for completeness, accuracy, and quality, including recognizing boilerplate language and document discrepancies; e) assessing the legality and appropriateness of a detention and subsequent arrest; f) legal standards governing the use of reasonable force, including legal standards and requirements for criminal accountability, administrative accountability, and performance improvement related to tactics, training, equipment, and policy sufficiency; g) recommending and administering proper discipline and non-punitive corrective action related to use of force; and h) report writing.
Current Rating:
Substantially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 56 Text of the Paragraph 56:
PRPD shall develop policies and procedures to improve its response to individuals in behavioral or mental health crisis, and to minimize the use of unnecessary force against such individuals. To achieve this outcome, PRPD shall, in addition to providing all officers with basic training on responding to persons in behavioral or mental health crisis, implement and train a comprehensive first responder Crisis Intervention Team (“CIT”) to develop and maintain specially-trained CIT officers. The CIT shall incorporate the following requirements: a) The CIT shall develop policies and procedures for the transfer of custody or voluntary referral of individuals between PRPD, receiving facilities, and local mental health and social service agencies. b) The CIT policies and procedures shall require that whenever officers encounter juveniles in mental health crisis that officers refer them to appropriate mental health services located in the community. c) The CIT officers shall be assigned to field operations units and maintain their standard patrol duties, except when called to respond to potential behavioral or mental health crisis events where the officers may be required to respond outside of their assigned patrol district.
Current Rating:
Partially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

Paragraph 57 Text of the Paragraph 57:
PRPD shall train PRPD field operations unit officers in the CIT program and shall ensure that CIT-trained officers are assigned to each shift in each police region. PRPD shall provide crisis intervention training to all dispatchers to enable them to identify calls for service that involve behavioral or mental health crisis events.
Current Rating:
Partially Compliant

Rating Source:

Assessment as of: CMR 13, Dec 2025

Reporting period: Apr 2025 – Sep 2025

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No paragraphs in this section match the selected compliance level.

Methodology and Compliance Levels

In agreement with the approved methodology, the Monitoring Team uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, including site visits, to assess PRPB’s compliance. The Federal Monitor provides an assessment of the compliance status of PRPB’s policies and practices with respect to the paragraphs in the Consent Decree. The compliance rating labels are applied across multiple charts and tables to provide a consistent summary of compliance status and are defined as follows:

Fully Compliant: The PRPB has objectively demonstrated extensive compliance with the cited portion of the Agreement for a period of more than two years.

Substantially Compliant: The PRPB has objectively demonstrated extensive compliance with the cited portion of the Agreement for a period of less than two years.

Partially Compliant: The PRPB has objectively demonstrated a sub-optimal level of compliance with the cited portion of the Agreement.

Deferred: The Monitoring Team has not received sufficient evidence to reach a determination as to compliance status with the cited portion of the Agreement.

Not Assessed: The paragraph was not evaluated during a reporting period. Certain paragraphs are assessed annually following the structured assessment schedule based on the approved methodology.

Not Compliant: The PRPB has not objectively demonstrated compliance with the cited portion of the Agreement.