Access key documents regarding the monitoring plan, stay up-to-date and learn about the current progress of reform.
Semi-Annual Reports, Assessments, and Other Court Submissions
Community Oversight Task Force Assessment (November 2024)
First Amendment Assessment (September 2024)
Compliance Review & Outcome Assessment Regarding BPD Training (#2) (July 2024)
Compliance Review & Outcome Assessment Regarding Officer Misconduct (July 2024)
Ninth Semi-Annual Report (February 2024)
Amended Scheduling Order (February 2024)
Compliance Review & Outcome Assessment Regarding Crisis Intervention (February 2024)
Notice of Approval of Revised Use of Force Policy (February 2024)
Compliance Reassessment of Transportation of Persons in Custody (December 2023)
Compliance Reassessment of Officer Assistance & Support (December 2023)
Second Survey of Arrested Detainees (December 2023)
Compliance Review & Outcome Assessment Regarding Arrests (November 2023)
Compliance Review Regarding the Performance Review Board (October 2023)
Community Survey Findings & Report (October 2023)
Agreement Regarding Baltimore City’s Obligations Pursuant to Paragraph 97 of the Consent Decree (September 2023)
Compliance Review Regarding Community Policing and Engagement (August 2023)
Recruitment Compliance Review (August 2023)
Outcome Assessment and Audit of Sexual Assault Investigations (May 2023)
Second Comprehensive Assessment Report (December 2022)
Compliance Review and Outcome Assessment Regarding Use Of Force (December 2022)
Compliance Review Regarding Officer Assistance & Support (December 2022)
Interim Review of Public Integrity Bureau Misconduct Investigations (September 2022)
Seventh Semiannual Report (February 15, 2022)
Training Compliance Review & Outcome Assessment (February 2022)
Transport Compliance Review (February 2022)
BPD Responses to Calls for Service (2017-2019)
Sixth Semiannual Report (May 14, 2021)
Use of Force Outcome Assessment (January 5, 2021)
Amended Scheduling Order (December 2, 2020)
Baltimore Consent Decree Monitoring Team First Comprehensive Re-Assessment (September 30, 2020)
Updated Third Year Monitoring Plan (August 28, 2020)
BPD Community Policing Plan (April 1, 2020)
Community Survey Report (March 26, 2020)
First Amendment Protected Activity Assessment ( February 6, 2020)
Consent Decree Monitoring Team Fourth Semiannual Report (January 21, 2020)
Report on Baltimore Police Department Officer Focus Groups (July 31, 2019)
Baltimore Police Department Monitoring Team Third Semiannual Report (July 19, 2019)
Baltimore Youth Diversion Assessment ( April 12, 2019)
Consent Decree Monitoring Team Second Semiannual Report (January 18, 2019)
Staffing Study prepared by the Baltimore Police Department (September 11, 2018)
Baltimore Police Department Monitoring Team First Semiannual Report (July 18, 2018)
Baltimore Police Department Technology Resource Study
Monitoring Plan
Sixth-Year Monitoring Plan (April 13, 2023)
Fifth-Year Monitoring Plan -Updated (July 18, 2022)
Fifth-Year Monitoring Plan (March 7, 2022)
Updated Fourth-Year Monitoring Plan (Aug. 6, 2021)
Fourth-Year Monitoring Plan (March 12, 2021)
Draft Fourth Year Monitoring Plan (January 26, 2021)
Third Year Monitoring Plan Notice (April 6, 2020)
Third Year Monitoring Plan (February 26, 2020)
Amended Second-Year Monitoring Plan (September 20, 2019)
Amended Second-Year Monitoring Plan (June 23, 2019)
Approved Second-Year Monitoring Plan (Feb. 14, 2019)
Court Order re: Second- Year Monitoring Plan (February 14, 2019)
Scheduling Order for 2019 (January 31, 2019)
Approved Updated First-Year Monitoring Plan (September 14, 2018)
Court Order re: Monitoring Plan Modifications (May 16, 2018)
Approved First-Year Monitoring Plan (Feb. 16, 2018)
Collected Community Feedback on the Draft First-Year Plan
Court Memorandum re: Consent Decree Amendments per First-Year Monitoring Plan (Feb. 14, 2018)
Court Order re: Consent Decree Amendments per First-Year Monitoring Plan (Feb. 14, 2018)
Court Order re: Revised Monitoring Plan Timeline (Jan. 29, 2018)
Draft First-Year Monitoring Plan (Jan. 8, 2018)
Court Order re: Monitoring Plan Timeline (Dec. 13, 2017)
Monitoring Team's Recommendation re Monitoring Plan Development Timeline (Dec. 12, 2017)
Monitoring Budget
Approved Seventh-Year Monitoring Budget (December 19, 2023)
Approved Sixth-Year Monitoring Budget (February 08, 2023)
Approved Fifth- Year Monitoring Budget (September 21, 2021)
Approved Fourth-Year Monitoring Budget (August 11, 2020)
Approved Third- Year Monitoring Budget (July 7, 2019)
Approved Second- Year Monitoring Budget (February 05, 2019)
Court Order re: Second- Year Monitoring Budget (February 05, 2019)
Approved First-Year Monitoring Budget (Feb. 16, 2018)
Collected Community Feedback on Draft First-Year Budget
First-Year Budget (Excel Format)
Press Releases
Departure of Commissioner Michael Harrison (June 9, 2023)
Baltimore Consent Decree Monitoring Team First Comprehensive Re-Assessment (September 30, 2020)
Consent Decree Monitoring Team Names Ray Kelly As New Lead Community Liaison (Jan. 2019)
Baltimore Police Monitoring Team Holding First Community Forum on April 3 (Mar. 2018)
Monitoring Team Announces Schedule for Progress Reports to Judge James K. Bredar (Jan. 2018)
Monitoring Team Issues Draft First-Year Budget for Public Comment (Jan. 2018)
Monitoring Team Issues Draft Monitoring Plan for Public Comment (Jan. 2018)
Statement re: Events in Harlem Park (Nov. 2017)
Statement re: Community Input at Public Forums (Nov. 2017)
Statement re: First 90 Days of Consent Decree (Nov. 2017)
Basic Documents
Order of Judge James K. Bredar Approving Ken Thompson as Monitor and Monitoring Team (Oct. 2017)
Department of Justice Investigation of the Baltimore City Police Department (Aug. 2017)
Equipo de Monitoreo del Departmento de Policia de Baltimore Folleto
Monthly Statements
The Monitoring Team is committed to transparency with respect to the time and resources necessary to fulfill its duties for the Court under the Consent Decree. All members of the Team have expressed a personal commitment to donating time to the project, and the overall budget is capped by the City and Department of Justice. The Team's monthly statements, which are reviewed and approved by the Department of Justice, the City, and the Court, can be accessed here.