Common use of Outcome Assessments Clause in Contracts

Outcome Assessments. 1. In addition to compliance reviews and audits, the Evaluator shall conduct qualitative and quantitative outcome assessments to measure whether VPD’s implementation of this Agreement has achieved the desired results. These outcome assessments may include collection and analysis, both quantitative and qualitative, of the following outcome data: a. Use of Force Measurements, including: i. the rate of force used by VPD per arrest, reporting district, i.e., street address, neighborhood, or reporting district, type of arrest, and demographic category; ii. the number and rate of uses of force resulting in training or tactical reviews, with formal discipline and/or with informal corrective action; and iii. the number and rate of use of external force complaints that result in formal administrative investigations/reviews, and in which each finding is supported by a preponderance of the evidence. b. Stop and Search Measurements, including: i. the number and rate of stops and searches for which there is sufficient documented reasonable suspicion, overall and broken down by geographic area, type of arrest, and demographic category; ii. the number and rate of searches that result in a finding of contraband, overall and broken down by authority to conduct search, reporting district, type of arrest, and demographic category; iii. the number and rate of arrests, overall and broken down by type of arrest and demographic category; iv. the number of consensual searches conducted overall and broken down by reporting area, type of arrest and demographic category; c. Supervision Measurements, including initial identification of officer violations and performance problems by supervisors, including Sergeants, Lieutenants, and Captains, and effectiveness of supervisory response. d. Complaints made by the public, the various categories of those complaints, and the findings made. 2. In conducting audits, reviews, and outcome assessments, the Evaluator may use any relevant data collected and maintained by VPD that the Evaluator and Parties deem reasonably reliable and sufficiently complete.