Public Safety Inspector General

Public Safety Inspector General

The Department of Public Safety, Public Safety Administration, is the executive office that oversees and provides administrative support to its several safety divisions. The Public Safety Inspector General (PSIG), a member of Public Safety Administration, serves as the lead internal compliance official with regard to Division of Police operations within the Department of Public Safety and reports directly to the Chief Director of the Department of Public Safety (Chief Director).

The PSIG serves to provide an additional layer of oversight for the Division of Police and its employees in an effort to eliminate and deter misconduct and inefficiency within department operations. The PSIG's primary responsibility is to conduct objective investigations and issue reports, independently or as directed by the Chief Director, which analyze, audit, inspect and evaluate compliance with the policies, procedures, and practices of the Division of Police, including compliance with federal and state law and applicable court decrees and orders.

The PSIG is also responsible for auditing investigative processes of the Office of Professional Standards.

Additional duties include independently and objectively conducting investigations that analyze, audit, inspect, and evaluate compliance of Cleveland Division of Police policies, procedures, and practices to determine compliance with federal and state law. The PSIG analyzes whether Division of Police policies and practices are consistent with principles of bias-free and community policing, procedural justice, and promoting public and officer safety and whether they are achieving the goals of the Settlement Agreement between the City of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Justice.

The PSIG reviews and analyzes recommendations from the Civilian Police Review Board (CPRB) to the Mayor and Chief Director of Public Safety as authorized. The PSIG analyzes investigations conducted by the Office of Professional Standards to determine whether they are timely, complete, thorough, and whether recommended dispositions are supported by the preponderance of evidence. The PSIG collects and reviews police disciplinary outcomes, to include analyzing the use of mitigating and aggravating factors, to assess disciplinary trends and whether discipline is applied consistently and without bias or partiality based on the nature of the allegation(s).

The PSIG assesses police disciplinary trends and whether discipline is consistently applied, fair, and based on the nature of the allegation. The PSIG analyzes and communicates trends to the Chief of Police to ensure the Division is consistent with best practices in law enforcement. The PSIG develops recommendations concerning police policies, procedures, practices, and training to improve services and accountability. The PSIG conducts investigations, analyzes trends, and makes reports and recommendations, as appropriate, at the request of the Director of Public Safety, or the Mayor.

The PSIG reports to the Chief Director any recommendations, outcome of investigations, and analysis of trends. The PSIG creates and monitors processes to coordinate recommendations approved by the Chief with appropriate units. The PSIG maintains confidentiality, interacts and communicates effectively and courteously with people of diverse cultures and socio-economic backgrounds. The PSIG promotes economy, efficiency, effectiveness and integrity in the administration of the programs and operations of the Division of Police by reviewing programs, identifying any inefficiencies, waste and potential for misconduct therein, and recommending to the Mayor, the Chief Director and/or the Chief, policies and methods for the elimination of inefficiencies and waste, and the prevention of misconduct;

makes reports and recommendations available to the public. The PSIG performs any other duties assigned by the Mayor and Chief Director of Public Safety as required. The PSIG exercises discretion and maintains confidentiality of investigations. The PSIG creates and monitors processes to coordinate implementation of recommendations approved by the Chief Director. The PSIG keeps abreast of the current trends and issues in law enforcement and 21st century policing and accountability, both nationally and locally.

The PSIG audits processes, policies, procedures and training, such as consistent use of body-worn cameras. The PSIG reviews and analyzes recommendations from the Community Police Commission to the Chief Director of Public Safety or Mayor.