Denise Rodriguez is a leading expert on collaborative reform, police accountability, civilian oversight of police, and community-based policing. She currently serves as the Chief Deputy Police Monitor on the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the United States Department of Justice Consent Decree. In addition to her work on the Puerto Rico Monitoring Team, Ms. Rodriguez was also recently appointed as the Associate Monitor over Impartial Policing on the City of Chicago Independent Monitoring Team.
In addition to her work on the Puerto Rico Monitoring Team, Ms. Rodriguez was also recently appointed as the Associate Monitor over Impartial Policing on the City of Chicago Independent Monitoring Team. In this role, the monitors and provides technical assistance to the Chicago Police department in their implementation of 31 consent decree requirements.
Over the past five years, Ms. Rodriguez has also served as a police reform subject matter expert and independent consultant on various projects initiatives including an assessment of the Minneapolis Police Department’s wellness program, a review of the University of Oregon’s Complaint Review Committee, a review of the City of Long Beach, California Citizen’s Police Complaint Commission, assessments on use of force policies and practices for the Washington County Sheriff’s Office, OR and Beaverton Police Department, OR, and an external review of the Elon University, North Carolina Police Department. Currently Ms. Rodriguez is assisting DLG Consulting as a Quality Assurance Team Member for use-of-force case reviews in Minnesota (State of Minnesota v. City of Minneapolis, Case No. 27-cv-23-4177).
Ms. Rodriguez has also worked in local government and served as Deputy Monitor for the City of Fort Worth’s Office of the Police Monitor, which provides oversight over the Fort Worth Police Department. As Deputy Police Monitor, Ms. Rodriguez played an integral role in the Office’s efforts in conducting independent reviews and monitoring of citizen complaints, use of force incidents, and police department policies, practices, and procedures.
Prior to serving with the City of Fort Worth, Ms. Rodriguez spent over 11 years with CNA, a non-profit organization dedicated to the safety and security of the nation. While at CNA, she led and supported reform assessments and monitoring of several police agencies across the country including Spokane, Washington; Fayetteville, North Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to her reform work, Ms. Rodriguez directed a team of 25 staff, managed a budget of over $10 million, and oversaw the provision of technical assistance to over 300 police agencies. Her work with police agencies has also delved into issues related to body-worn cameras, violence reduction, officer safety and wellness, critical incident reviews, and 21st Century Policing.
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