Common use of Use of Outcome Assessments Clause in Contracts

Use of Outcome Assessments. The goal of the Parties in entering into the Settlement Agreement is to ensure that 10 that SPD’s use of force is consistent with the requirements of the United States Constitution and 11 42 U.S.C. § 14141. As more fully described in the section on termination of the Settlement 12 Agreement, if the City is able to establish, through outcome measures, that the purposes of the 13 Settlement Agreement have been met, the decree may terminate even if the City is not in full and 14 effective compliance with the specific process terms. 15 187. Three years after the Effective Date of the Settlement Agreement, the City and 16 SPD may demonstrate “full and effective compliance” by showing that the standard and 17 established practice of SPD officers is to use force within constitutional limits and that no pattern 18 or practice of the use of excessive force exists, as demonstrated by the outcome assessments set 19 forth in the Settlement Agreement. The Monitor will conduct these outcome assessments to 20 determine whether SPD is in full and effective compliance by this method. The Parties may also 21 use the outcome assessments to consider whether the implementation of the Settlement 22 Agreement has had any unintended negative consequences on either accomplishing the purposes 23 1 of the Settlement Agreement or the ability of SPD to conduct effective and constitutional 2 policing.