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1. What police accountability procedures does the city have in place?

The Moline Police Department policy is to utilize an outside agency to investigate any incident involving an officer-involved shooting regardless if the incident results in a death. In the case of an Officer involved shooting the Police Department will make a request to the Rock Island Integrity Task Force, which is supervised by the Illinois State Police to conduct an investigation. The Integrity Task Force shall be designated with handling an independent criminal investigation and shall report to the State’s Attorney’s Office directly. An Illinois State Police command member is in charge of this task force.
 
State Law mandates procedures for the investigation of officer-involved deaths, to include the death of an individual from a direct action (shooting, arrest, etc.), intentional omission, failure to seek medical attention, or a motor vehicle accident. An outside agency involving investigators that are certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training Standards Board as Lead Homicide Investigators must conduct an investigation in an expeditious manner.  

2. What are the Moline Police Department's use of force guidelines?

It is the policy of the Moline Police Department that police officers only use the amount of force that is reasonable to effectively bring an incident under control, while protecting the lives of officers and other persons. Use of force is in response to the behavior of the citizen during the event.  Chokeholds are prohibited use of force unless deadly force is justified.  The type of neck restraint witnessed in Minneapolis in the death of George Floyd is not used or allowed by the Moline Police Department. All Moline police officers are required to file a detailed report when use of force is applied. Those reports are reviewed by three supervisors before being sent to Administration for final review.

The Moline Police Department is certified by the US Department of Justice and has been issued the Federal Use of Force Certification as of December 2020.  

Our agency meets the following standards:

1. Our agency’s use of force policies adheres to all applicable federal, state and local laws.
2. Our agency maintains use of force policies that prohibit the use of chokeholds, except in those situations where the use of deadly force is allowed by law.
3. Our agency adheres to Constitutional Standards for applying use of force.
4. Our agency maintains policies that govern the termination of the use of force.
5. Our agency maintains policies that include a duty to intervene or stop known and apparent excessive force.
6. Our agency training program includes mandatory training on the agency use of force policies, de-escalation techniques and related legal updates.
7. Our agency maintains use of force policies that require an officer to provide medical care when appropriate.
8. Our agency maintains policies that when reasonably practical to identify themselves as a police officer and give a verbal warning of their intent to use deadly force.
9. Our agency maintains policies regarding shooting at or from a moving vehicle (unless in self-defense or defense of another).
10. Our agency maintains policies regarding warning shots.
11. Our agency maintains policies regarding the execution of no-knock warrants.
12. Our agency conducts internal audits, performance reviews and performance improvement plans.
13. Our agency maintains protocols on hiring and promoting employees who are the best candidates.
14. Our agency maintains a practice or process for community engagement.

Officers file a detailed incident report when involved in a use of force. The Moline Police Department handles nearly 60,000 incidents each year and less than one quarter of 1% of the interactions involve use of force.

		MOLINE PD USE OF FORCE STATISTICS
		2016-2021
Year	Use of Force Incidents	Total Police Incidents	Percentage Per Incident
2022	156	55,516	0.281%
2021	181	55,649	0.325%
2020	175	55,138	0.317%
2019	103	60,046	0.172%
2018	109	56,723	0.192%
2017	115	54,791	0.210%
2016	113	54,739	0.206%

3. Does the Moline Police Department have any citizen oversight?

The City of Moline has a Board of Fire and Police Commissioners.  This is a civilian board appointed by the Mayor. The Board of Fire and Police Commissioners has power to issue subpoenas, and conduct hearings. The Chief of Police also keeps the board apprised of police operations, training and audits. 

4. Do Moline Police wear body cameras? Are there any repercussions if an officer turns off his or her camera during an incident?

The Moline Police Department have Axon Body Worn Cameras and Axon In-Vehicle Camera Systems for the purpose of documenting evidence and accurately recording, through video and audio, interactions that occur between officers and members of the public.  Cameras must be recording at all times when an officer is in uniform and responding to calls for service or engaged in any law enforcement-related encounter while the officers is on duty. Recording must be turned off when the victim of a crime requests that the camera be turned off, a witness of a crime or community member who wishes to report a crime requests that the camera be turned off or if the officer is interacting with a confidential informant. This is governed by state law.

The Moline Police Department conducts monthly compliance reviews which are conducted by supervisory personnel.  All supervisors review at least one recording from each officer per month at random.

Officers are subject to discipline for violating department policy, including the Body Worn & In-Vehicle Camera Systems policy. Any officer or member of the police force shall be subject to reprimand, suspension from duty, or dismissal, according to the nature and aggravation of the offense.

5. Can a Police Officer be decertified?

Police officers in the State of Illinois can be decertified. The Illinois Training and Standards Board received notification of decertification and maintains that database. The Board also has investigators that investigate the training of police officers and proper certification. Continued law enforcement practice after being decertified is a Class 4 felony.

6. What ongoing training has the Moline Police Department required of its officers?

All members of the Moline Police Department have completed racial profiling, implicit bias and cultural competency training in 2017, 2018 and 2019.

In addition, Moline Police Department officers are required to complete training in Civil Rights, Constitutional & Proper Use of Law Enforcement Authority, Cultural Competency, Human Rights, Mental Health Awareness, Procedural Justice, at minimum, every three years.

New police officers are now receiving courses of procedural justice, arrest and use and control tactics, search and seizure, including temporary questioning, civil rights, human rights, human relations, cultural competency, including implicit bias and racial and ethnic sensitivity, criminal law, law of criminal procedure, constitutional and proper use of law enforcement authority, vehicle and traffic law including uniform and non-discriminatory enforcement of the Illinois Vehicle Code.

Police officers have numerous mandatory training and administrative requirements in Illinois to ensure constant and repetitive training. There are over 39 state law mandates that police departments must comply with in order to retain certification.

7. What policies does the Moline Police Department have in place other than training to reduce bias profiling?

It is the policy of the Moline Police Department that all initiated actions will be based on the standard of reasonable suspicion or probable cause as required by the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution and statutory authority. All police-initiated actions that are based on bias profiling are strictly prohibited. Officers must be able to articulate the specific facts, circumstances and conclusions that support probable cause or reasonable suspicion for the police initiated actions.

Bias-Based Policing is the differential treatment of individuals in the context of rendering police service based solely on a suspect classification, such as race, ethnic background, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, economic status, age, culture group, or any other identifiable groups. Bias based policing may also be defined as a police action based on an assumption or belief that any of the aforementioned classifications have a tendency to participate in criminal behavior. Use of the aforementioned classifications or apprehension shall not constitute bias-based policing. 

Bias Based Policing Complaints
2022	2
2021	0
2020	1
2019	1

8. Is the Police Department a diverse organization?

The Moline Police Department is a diverse organization that is always seeking to improve our representation of an ever changing community. We test annually so new opportunities are always available to join our team. We welcome and encourage candidates from minority populations to join our force.

As of June 11, 2020, the Moline Police Department has 81 sworn police officers. Of this staff we have 13 female officers and 12 minority officers.  Several of our officers speak a foreign language. One officer speaks multiple foreign languages.

9. Quad Cities Law Enforcement Group Dialogue Brochure

Local law enforcement and elected officials have met with several community leaders in the Quad Cities to have open and honest dialogue about the challenges and opportunities within each of our communities. Inan effort to remain transparent and continue these conversations, we present the following information from our meetings with the NAACP and The Resolution.  

Brochure Link

10. How do I compliment an officer or file a complaint?

Please click here to download a brochure. You may speak to a supervisor 24/7 by contacting 309-797-0401. 

Compliment/Complaint Brochure