Report: Aggressive Police Response to Occupy Oakland Was "Flawed"
The Oakland Police Department's aggressive response to an Occupy Oakland protest that made international news last October was "flawed," according to a newly released 120-page report (PDF). Commissioned by the city in December and conducted by the Frazier Group consulting firm for $100,000, the report criticized the department for its "outdated, dangerous, and ineffective" crowd-control tactics, which critically injured one protester.
More than 1,000 complaints have been filed over the OPD's handing of various Occupy Oakland protests, according to the East Bay Express. The OPD has repeatedly violated its own crowd-control policy, which was adopted following an aggressive response to a 2003 antiwar protest that resulted in lawsuits that cost the department more than $2 million. OPD Chief Howard Jordan, who was a lieutenant at the time, was involved in policing that protest and was deposed during the ensuing investigation. In both cases, the heavy-handed tactics centered on the use of "less-lethal" projectiles, such as the beanbag round that later injured Scott Olsen. The Frazier report said such weapons should be replaced with "state of the art equipment that will reduce injuries" and "help prevent property damage."
http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2012/06/occupy-oakland-police-response-report
Indpendent Report: Flawed response by Oakland Police to October 25 "Occupy Oakland" Protest.
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Indpendent reports commissioned by the City Administrator confirmed that the Oakland Police Department's respose to the Occupy Oakland protest on October 25 last year was flawed by inadequate staffing, insuffient planning, lack of understanding of modern crowd management techniques, and outdated policies and protocals
https://www.scribd.com/document/97137127/City-of-Oakland-Findings-on-independent-report-investigating-OPD-handling-of-Occupy-protesters
