STOP Audit Report FINAL

L O S A N G E L E S P O L I C E C O M M I S S I O NL O S A N G E L E S P O L I C E C O M M I S S I O NReview of the Motor Vehicleand Pedestrian Stop DataCollection AuditConducted byOFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERALANDRE BIROTTE JR.Inspector General March 3, 2004OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERALREVIEW OFMOTOR VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIAN STOP DATA COLLECTION AUDITCONDUCTED BY AUDIT DIVISIONI. BACKGROUNDConsent Decree paragraphs 30, 32, 104 and 105, define the terms “motor vehicle stop”and “pedestrian stop” and further provides that Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)officers complete a Field Data Report (FDR) each time an officer conducts a motorvehicle or pedestrian stop. The paragraphs further require that specific information becaptured on the FDR. Paragraph 128 of the Consent Decree requires the LAPD toconduct regular, periodic audits of stratified random samples of all motor vehicle stopsand pedestrian stops that are required to be documented in the manner specified inparagraphs 104 and 105, to include an examination for “canned” language, inconsistentinformation, lack of articulation of the legal basis for the applicable action or otherindicia that the information in the document is not authentic or correct. The review shallalso assess the information in the document to determine whether the underlying actionwas appropriate, legal, and in conformance with LAPD procedures and to the extentpossible an evaluation of the supervisory ...