The Rome Police Department maintains an Office of Professional Standards. It is most commonly referred to by its acronym “O.P.S.” This office has a wide range of responsibilities. It is under the direction and control of the Chief of Police. The Office of Professional Standards is staffed by a Captain and the department's Accreditation Manager.
The Office of Professional Standards is responsible for coordination and maintenance of the following Departmental operations:
- Assisting with background investigations for the employee selections process
- Auditing all departmental cash accounts on a quarterly basis
- Coordination and processing of requests for extra/off-duty employment
- Coordination of the department's disciplinary process
- Coordination of the department's grievance process
- Coordination of the department's promotion process
- Coordination of the departmental complaint process
- Coordination of the departmental early warning system
- Internal Investigations
- Management of the Commission for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA) and the Georgia State Law Enforcement Certification Program
- Processing Open Records requests
- Random review of in-car video recordings
- Review of all police vehicle accidents
- Reviewing all Vehicle Pursuits
- Reviewing Incident Reports and Use of Force daily