Board of Police Commissioners Policy Directives
Pursuant the Detroit City Charter Section 7-803, the duties of the Detroit Board of Police Commissioners include "In consultation with the Chief of Police, and with the approval of the Mayor establish policies rules and regulations".
The Board welcomes public feedback about all active DPD policies and DPD policies currently under review.
Policy Directives Currently Under Review by the Board of Police Commissioners
Under each policy, click the links to access the versions and edits of each policy and the key meetings during which the policy was discussed.
304.9 Pepperball Launcher
- Active Policy - (effective 8-1-2024)
304.8 BolaWarp Device
- Active Policy - (effective 8-1-2024)
Specification Report - Novo Digital Radiography Technology
- Active Policy - Not Applicable
- Submission of Specification Report - Novo Digital Radiography Technology (submitted 03-04-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting (9-3-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting Con't (9-17-2024)
Specification Report - Skydio Unmanned Aerial System
- Active Policy - Not Applicable
- Submission of Specification Report - Skydio Unmanned Aerial System (submitted 06/29/2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting (7-23-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting Continued (9-3-2024)
- BOPC Approved Specification Report (9-5-2024)
Specification Report - Dumping Cameras
- Active Policy - Not Applicable
- 806 - Dumping Camera Project CIOGS Specification Report (submitted 06/20/2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting Continued (9-3-2024)
- BOPC Approved Specification Report (9-5-2024)
Specification Report - Surveillance Van
- Active Policy - Not Applicable
- 278-Specification Report Surveillance Van (submitted 03-04-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting (5-14-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting Continued (7-23-2024)
- BOPC Approved Specification Report (7-25-2024)
Specification Report - Freeway Cameras and LPRs
- Active Policy - Not Applicable
- DPD CIOGS Specification Report Submissions (submitted 01-04-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting (1-9-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting Continued (1-23-2024)
- BOPC Meeting (1-25-2024)
307.5 Facial Recognition
- Active Policy (effective 12-16-2022)
- DPD Revision Submission (effective: 03-04-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting (05-14-2024)
- BOPC Approved Active Policy (05-30-2024)
- BOPC Meeting (5-30-2024)
203.11 Eyewitness Identification and Lineups
- Active Policy (effective 12-16-2022)
- DPD Revision Submission (submitted 08-17-2023)
- Public Hearing (Thursday 01-11-2024)
- DPD Revision Submission (effective 04-03-2024)
- Policy Committee Meeting (05-14-2024)
- BOPC Approved Active Policy (05-30-2024)
- BOPC Meeting (5-30-2024)
307.8 Gunshot Detection System
- Active Policy (effective 10-13-2022)
- DPD Revision Submission (submitted 10-14-2022)
- Public Hearing (Thursday 07-13-2023)
- Policy Committee Meeting (Tuesday 10-09-2023)
- Policy Committee Meeting (Tuesday 11-21-2023)
- BOPC Meeting (Thursday 12-7-2023)
- Policy Committee Meeting (12-19-2023)
- BOPC Meeting (Thursday 12-21-2023)
- BOPC Revision Submission (submitted 12-28-2023)
205.11 Officer-Involved Shooting Investigations
- Active Policy - none
- DPD Revision Submission (submitted 09-02-2022)
- Public Hearing (Thursday 07-13-2023)
- Policy Committee Meeting (Tuesday 10-09-2023)
- Policy Committee Meeting (Tuesday 11-21-2023)
- BOPC Meeting (Thursday 12-7-2023)
- Policy Committee Meeting (12-19-2023)
- BOPC Meeting (Thursday 12-21-2023)
- BOPC Revision Submission (submitted 12-28-2023)