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OIPM: The First Police Oversight in New Orleans

The Office of the Independent Police Monitor(OIPM) is an independent, civilian police oversight agency created in August of 2009. Our mission is to improve police service to the community. Boost citizens trust in the NOPD. Better officer safety and working conditions. Our goal is to improve the community with one citizen at a time.

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Today, IPM Stella Cziment sat down with Mike Perls

Today, IPM Stella Cziment sat down with Mike Perlstein of @wwltv to discuss the viral tweet regarding an allegation of sexual assault and officer misconduct in the French Quarter, misconduct policy, and what role oversight plays in these types of allegations and investigations. #policeoversight #nolaoipm #neworleans #nopd

Thank you, @ubuntuvillagenola for hosting this Par

Thank you, @ubuntuvillagenola for hosting this Parent Resource Fair at @joebrownpark on Saturday! It was a great opportunity for families to connect with organizations and to learn more about public services like ours. #communityengagement #familyresources #policeoversight

Every month, our mediators in the @nolaoipm Commun

Every month, our mediators in the @nolaoipm Community Police Mediation program gather to hone and further develop our mediation skills to ensure we are always providing a high quality service. Last night, we had a role play training so that mediators can practice all 5 steps of the process and get real-time feedback from colleagues and our director on their skills. Thanks to @reentrymediation for co-hosting and to @justicespromise for lending us your conference room! #communitypolicemediation #nolaoipm #training #skilldevelopment #meditation #policeoversight

Happy #MediatorMonday! Today, meet Renard Bridgewa

Happy #MediatorMonday! Today, meet Renard Bridgewater, a New Orleans based organizer, communication strategist, creative, and cultural advocate. As the Community Engagement Coordinator for the Music and Culture Coalition of New Orleans (MaCCNO), he organizes with and on the behalf of New Orleans’ cultural community to pursue equitable policies that benefit and protect the indigenous cultural practices of the city’s cultural ambassadors. Within this role, Renard has created online strategies for campaigns, developed new partnerships with other arts and cultural organizations, small businesses, and pop-up entrepreneurs as well as other tools to educate the city’s musicians, artists, and culture bearers on various policy initiatives that affect their cultural activity and practices. His perspective on cultural issues has been featured in The Gambit Weekly, Offbeat Magazine, Motherboard, the Amplify Music Conference, the University of Colorado Denver’s Music and Entertainment Industry Studies program, Dwell Magazine, the Smart Cities Dive Podcast, etc. Thank you, Renard, for your mediator skills, your commitment, and your service! #mediatormonday #nolaoipm #communitypolicemediation

It may have rained but the community still came ou

It may have rained but the community still came out and it turned into such a beautiful day! Thanks for having us @oleandnustylefellas6 at your Back to School Bookbag Giveaway! Loved the chance to connect with families, council members, and community partners. ⛅️🎒#community #informationandoutreach #neworleans #families #nolaoipm

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first c

Thank you to everyone who came out for our first coffee with the IPM. We enjoyed the robust discussion on police oversight and policing issues in New Orleans… and the delicious coffee. If you couldn’t make it, we look forward to seeing you at the next one! ☕️ #communityengagement #policeoversight #feedback #nolaoipm #neworleans #communityvoices

Join us at Old Road Coffee for coffee with the Ind

Join us at Old Road Coffee for coffee with the Independent Police Monitor and Deputy Police Monitor on Friday, July 22nd at 9am. This is a chance for you to ask any questions you may have about police oversight, the Consent Decree, and NOPD processes and policies – like officer discipline and use of force. Come have some great coffee and conversation with us. We look forward to seeing you there. #policeoversight #nolaoipm #neworleans #community #coffee

Last night, there was an officer involved shooting

Last night, there was an officer involved shooting in the Gentilly neighborhood. It was a fatal shooting of a dog who fatally attacked a child and injured a LASPCA worker. The OIPM was notified immediately and monitored the Force Investigation Team (FIT) investigation of the shooting. The role of the OIPM on these shooting scenes is to monitor both the administrative and criminal investigation, participate in the walk through of the scene, observe witness interviews and evidence collection, and check for compliance with NOPD policy, the Federal Consent Decree, and state and federal law. #policeoversight #nolaoipm #nopd

Happy #MediatorMonday! Today, meet Rachel Nelson.

Happy #MediatorMonday! Today, meet Rachel Nelson. Rachel is a professor of Humanities at Bard Early College in New Orleans, LA. She's originally from rural Oregon, and lived around the country working as an academic and theater professional for a decade before settling in New Orleans seven years ago. She's really committed to pushing against all systems of social injustice, and is really grateful for the opportunity to work and grow with IPM. We are lucky to have you on the team, Rachel! #mediatormonday #nolaoipm #communitypolicemediation

Gahiji Barrow has been living in New Orleans for n

Gahiji Barrow has been living in New Orleans for nearly 11 years and has done transformative work within the criminal justice arena working with VOTE and other organizations. Gahiji has been mediating with the NOIPM (Independent Police Monitor) community police mediation program for 6 years and is now joining forces with others to form a statewide organization that focuses on conflict resolution using mediations, coaching, restorative circles and other strategies. He also is a spiritual energy worker and teaches Reiki. #mediatormonday #nolaoipm #communitypolicemediation

It’s almost time! We hope to see you this Thurs

It’s almost time! We hope to see you this Thursday at the Treme Community Center at 6pm to discuss policing during hurricane season, what oversight does, and how to be hurricane ready. It’s going to be a great chance to give your feedback and learn more about hurricane season. #publicforum #policeoversight #hurricaneseason #feedback #community #nolaready #nopd

Big thank you to Ms. Kim Ford @crescentcitylady fo

Big thank you to Ms. Kim Ford @crescentcitylady for having us on Facebook Live and her Treeshakers show to talk about our upcoming public forum on Policing, Oversight, and Hurricane Seasons. You can listen in on Friday at 9am on WHIV 102.3 FM. We hope to see you next week, Thursday, June 9th, at the Public Forum at the Treme Community Center at 6pm. #whiv #communityengagement #publicforum #hurricaneseason #policeoversight #nolaoipm #neworleans

Congratulations to our wonderful contract attorney

Congratulations to our wonderful contract attorney, Mummi Ibrahim, on her new appointment as the first Independent Police Auditor for Arlington County, Virginia. We are sad to see you go but know you will be an effective, fair, and dedicated police auditor for the community of Arlington! #policeoversight #communityoversightboard #arlingtoncountyva #community #nolaoipm

June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season.

June 1st marks the beginning of hurricane season. We want to hear from you about what you would like to see from NOPD and OIPM this upcoming season and in the future. Please join us on Thursday, June 9th to discuss this and more! #hurricaneseason #nolaoipm #communityfeedback #hurricanerecovery #nopd #policeoversight

Good morning and happy #mediatormonday ! Today, we

Good morning and happy #mediatormonday ! Today, we are introducing Richard H. Saxer. Richard is also a mediator with ReEntry Mediation Institute of Louisiana @reentrymediation . He is a founding board member of Community Mediation Services, Inc and has been trained in restorative practices. Active in prison ministry for over ten years, Richard has helped lead Kairos retreats as well as twice a month Bible studies at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. He is a retired teacher of special education, currently teaches English as a Second Language, and is active in interfaith dialogue. We are grateful to have you on our team Richard! #mediatormonday #nolaoipm #communitypolicemediation

What a powerful afternoon celebrating the life of

What a powerful afternoon celebrating the life of a powerful soul. Robert Goodman Jr. was a community leader who organized for this city and all its people. Thank you for your work. You will be missed. #onemic #community #neworleans #unclerob #restinpeace

It’s all about collaboration and communication.

It’s all about collaboration and communication. This morning the IPM, Stella Cziment, sat down with NOPD leadership, the Office of Police Secondary Employment, and the Director of Public Safety and Homeland Security to talk about secondary employment and police details. Our offices work together to improve systems and ensure officer compliance with policy. #collaboration #policeoversight #cityagencies #neworleans

It’s Mediator Monday! Today, meet Reverend Denis

It’s Mediator Monday! Today, meet Reverend Denise Graves, who has been a mediator with our program since 2015. Denise serves as community pastor, educator, meditation mentor, mediator, Acudetox Specialist and author who employs applied education techniques to build the Kingdom of God/Good on earth through personal coaching, spiritual counselling, and organizational consulting. Denise knows each person is important and has influence beyond their awareness.
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Denise leads eclectic spiritual services, sacraments community rituals, co-facilitates multi-spiritual & faith meditation sessions weekly, national study and prayer calls and consults with wisdom leaders from Africa, India, Mexico, Russia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cuba, Haiti, and South America to pursue, insure and create environments that are just, evolved, well and culturally respectful to the degree that no additional harm to people and the land are done.
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Denise led and participated in spiritual retreats and mission services for personal development and community service in the Continental United States, Puerto Rico, Ghana, Equator, Bali, Okinawa, United Kingdom, and American indigenous nations, ethnic groups, and enclaves.
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Graduate of the University of Kansas, St. Paul School of Theology, American Institute of Holistic Theology, studied Meditation with and was Certified by Ven. Thich Thien Tri., Accomplished studies in the Goddess, Orishas, Druid and Metaphysical practices. #mediatormonday #nolaoipm #communitypolicemediation

As the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ends,

As the National Crime Victims’ Rights Week ends, the OIPM reflects on the importance of this week. During #ncvrw2022 , the OIPM engaged with the community, shared resources, and made valuable connections with other community organizations. ✨#nolaoipm #communityengagement #tutuwalk #silenceisviolence #victimshaverightstoo #neworleans

Thank you to @freddiekingiii and team for meeting

Thank you to @freddiekingiii and team for meeting with the Independent Police Monitor and Deputy to discuss policing in New Orleans and community collaboration. We look forward to working with your office! #neworleans #citycouncil #nolaoipm #communityfirst #collaboration #policeoversight

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