7.430 Early Indentification and Intervention Program (EIIP) Flashcards
What is the name of the program recommended by the Department of Justice and established by the department to address employee performance problems through non-disciplinary action.
Early Identification and Intervention Program (EIIP)
Where is an employee’s place represented in the EIIP Alert System?
Through the Blue Team Dashboard
What are the colors and their meanings of the EIIP Alert System?
- Gray indicates there are no identified issues.
- Orange indicated the employee is one incident away from reaching an identified threshold.
- Red indicates the employee has reached or surpassed an identified threshold.
Who adjusts EIIP thresholds and how often are they adjusted.
EIIP thresholds are adjusted annually by the EIIP analyst as needed.
Which items are included as EIIP Thresholds in the Alert System which is collected by IAPro data?
- Statement of Complaints
- Citizen contacts
- Citizen Review Board complaints
- Uses of Force
- Rifle Deployments
- Firearm Discharges
- Vehicle Pursuits
- Vehicle Accidents
- Primary Indicator
- Caine incidents
How often will supervisors review their employees Blue Team Dashboard? What is the time limit to respond to EIIP Alerts? What is the time limit for the chain of command to return EIIP Alerts back to EIIP through Blue Team?
- Monthly
- 14 calendar days
- 45 calendar days
Can EIIP Alerts be documented in Contact Reports?
No. EIIP Alerts and discussions with employees related to them are confidential.
What is Significant Event Reporting? What happens when a threshold is met? Who is responsible for identifying and reporting the events?
- It is a Blue Team based, confidential, and non-disciplinary process which focuses on employee well-being.
- When a threshold is met, an Alert is sent to the employee’s chain of command.
- It is the employee’s responsibility to notify their supervisor of incident that may affect their emotional well-being.
Per EIIP and Significant Event Reporting, what is defined as a “significant event”?
Any on- or off-duty incident a member experiences that may adversely affect their well-being
1.involvement in an officer-involved shooting [OIS],
2.victim or witness to violence against a person,
3.responding to mass casualty event,
4.loss of a family member,
5.personal involvement in divorce,
6.victim of a crime,
7.etc.
What is the EIIP and what is it designed to do?
The Early Identification and Intervention Program (EIIP) is the LVMPD’s non-disciplinary approach to addressing employee performance problems; EIIP is distinctly different from the IAB process, the department’s administrative investigative system, and Labor Relations, which oversees employee discipline. EIIP is considered a DOJ best practice of police administration.
What is EIIP’s primary responsibility?
to identify problematic behavioral patterns and other indicators at an early stage and to be proactive by providing resources to members such as training, counseling, and support
What are some benefits of EIIP?
Some of the most significant benefits of EIIP include: improving supervision, indentifying trends and patterns in employee behavior early on, strengthening the culture of intergrity and accountability within the LVMPD, reducing litigation costs, and bringing the LVMPD to the forefront of the field by adopting proven best practices.
In regards to EIIP, first line supervisors will?
- Review members’ Blue Team dashboards monthly.
- Receive EIIP alert from Blue Team via email notification.
- Consult with second-line supervisor regarding any alerts received.
- Physically meet with the member to discuss the alert.
a. If an alert is related to an open or pending case, do not discuss specifics of the case. Instead, speak in general terms to gauge the member’s well-being.
- If a behavioral pattern cannot be identified and there is no concern after meeting with the member:
a. Complete the EIIP alert in Blue Team and forward to second-line supervisor for approval within 14 calendar days of the EIIP alert notification.
- If a behavioral pattern is identified and there is concern after meeting with the member:
a. Consult with the second-line supervisor to determine the appropriate course of action.
b. Complete the EIIP alert in Blue Team indicating what remedial action was taken and forward to second-line supervisor within 14 calendar days of the EIIP alert notification.
- Continue to assess the member’s work performance.
Is EIIP disciplinary or non-disciplinary?
Non-disciplinary.
EIIP is separate from processes performed by IAB, the department’s administrative investigative systems, and employee discipline action conducted by the Officer of Labor Relations.
Who can request an EIIP Employee Performance Review?
Any supervisor can request an EPR by contacting EIIP.
When an employee reaches or surpasses an EIIP threshold, how is the EIIP Alert generated?
Through Blue Team
Who approves changes to the EIIP thresholds?
The Internal Affairs Bureau Commander
What is the EIIP based, confidential, non-disciplinary process, which focuses on long term employee well being, by monitoring an employee’s exposure to traumatic events?
Significant Event Reporting
Conduct also defined as bias indicators as outlined in Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 289.823, and include CCs, UOF incidents, motor vehicle accidents, and incidents involving arrests made for resisting an officer and for improper searches/detentions. Additional behavioral indicators include the abuse of sick leave, negative attitude toward community outreach programs or negative interactions with the public, and other behaviors that could signify a decline in work performance.
Problematic behavior
Any on- or off-duty incident a member experiences that may adversely affect
their well-being (i.e., involvement in an officer-involved shooting [OIS], victim or
witness to violence against a person, responding to mass casualty event, loss
of a family member, personal involvement in divorce, victim of a crime, etc.).
Significant event
Who conducts POST certified classes designed to explain the IAB and EIIP processes?
EIIP
Who has access to a member’s EIIP purview?
The member and their chain of command.
How long are the EIIP established thresholds?
A rolling calendar year with the exception of firearm discharges and SER’s. Those are 30 months and 60 months respectively.
EIIP has established alert thresholds for first-line supervisors as it relates to their squad’s overall work performance by monitoring IAPro data. This supervisory component of the EIIP alert process does not appear on the Blue Team dashboard but can trigger an alert to who?
The second-line supervisor when a squad
threshold is reached or surpassed.
