A. 
The Board will make recommendations to the Chief of the Police Department on trainings and create clusters of trainings that are recommended for all officers.
B. 
The Board will review and provide feedback on different trainings at the request of the Chief.
C. 
The Board will identify funding sources, such as grants, that can be applied for to cover training costs.
D. 
The Board will advocate to the Township Committee for the allocation of funds for approved training programs.
E. 
If a significant number of complaints are made regarding a practice which the Department has been trained on, the Board will recommend additional trainings or seeking out a new trainer.
F. 
In reviewing collected data, the Board may make recommendations regarding trainings to prevent further issues with the community in the future.
G. 
The Board, after reporting publicly to the Township Committee, may publicize to the community its recommendations for departmental training, as a whole, and specialized trainings, such as management trainings.
H. 
The Board can recommend training on a range of topics, and topics should include, but are not limited to, addressing racial bias, addressing LGBTQ bias, de-escalating those suffering in a mental health crisis, substance abuse, use of force, etc.
I. 
The Board will work with the Police Chief, the Township Administrator, and the Township Committee to determine barriers stopping the implementation of a specific recommendation to the Maplewood Police Department.
The Board will create a process to formally and publicly recognize the Department for the number of officers who have completed additional trainings mentioned by the Board. This recognition is noted to be outside of the scope of any workplace commendations.
The Board will act as ambassadors to the community to explain the complaint and complaint resolution process. The Board will also publicize methods to reduce crime and increase public safety. The Board will educate the community about appropriate calls to the police and calls that are not police matters.
The Board shall recommend "best practices" adopted in other municipalities and to assist the Chief in determining whether those best practices can and should be adopted for Maplewood. The Board will work with the Police Chief, the Township Administrator, and the Township Committee to determine barriers stopping the implementation of a specific "best practices" recommendation to the Department. The Board will produce a report for the Chief, Business Administrator, and Township Committee once a year highlighting where possible evidenced-based practices and where not-yet-identified best practices from a variety of established sources, including public policy journals and journals of policing.
A. 
The Board has the authority to request data that will improve police community relations and policing in the Township. That data will include, but is not limited to:
(1) 
The number of traffic stops, the race of those stopped, the number of pedestrian stops, the race of those stopped, incident reports, the number of emotionally disturbed person complaints responded to, the number of ICE detainers received and the response to them, the number of complaints against officers received and status of such complaints, the number of calls received and nature of calls to all schools in the district, as well as any general crime statistics normally released to the community and the Township.
(2) 
For any specifically requested incident report via standard OPRA request process, the Board can review video (including from body cameras, dash cameras, and public safety cameras) and audio and written documentations and hold voluntary meetings with the community and officers. When an incident report is requested, the Board may obtain information on the status of any incident report. Whereas numerous complaints are automatically deferred to the Essex County Prosecutor, the Board may request updates of the Maplewood Police Department as to the status of the OPRA request so as to determine when information will be available to them.
(3) 
All names, addresses, telephone numbers, ID numbers, license numbers, badge numbers, information on minors must be appropriately redacted before being sent to the Board. Information regarding an incident report must be sent via Township e-mail or other secure server, as determined by the Township. No information regarding an incident report will be sent via personal e-mail or on unsecured servers. All members of the Board agree to adhere to the confidentiality practices outlined by the Township. Board members who violate this will be subject to expulsion from the Board. The Board will comply with the current Attorney General Guidelines and current collective bargaining agreement and all other current laws and policies governing public safety matters.
(4) 
The Board will not engage in individual personnel matters with respect to any member of the Maplewood Police Department.
B. 
The Board, along with the Township Committee and Chief of Police, will identify key areas of improvement, promote the development of new, nondiscriminatory approaches to policing, and work together with the Police Department to track reductions in discrimination.
C. 
The Board shall advise the Police Department and Township Committee on the establishment/improvement of a data collection system.
D. 
Once an established data tracking system is created, the Board shall use the data as part of a comprehensive system of trend analysis, in which the Board and the Police Department use the data to monitor the patterns of the Department.
E. 
The Board is required to provide a comprehensive review of the data collected. The Board will present the review in a periodic summary of the findings as well as recommendations to the Chief of Police, the Business Administrator, the Mayor, and the Township Committee.
F. 
The Board will annually compile a comprehensive report on its activities. The Board's annual report shall be submitted to the Chief of Police, the Mayor, and the Township Committee.