Police Performance and Accountability
The Police Performance and Accountability topic provides news, information and training on how agencies can recognize problematic behavior, prioritize officer wellness and implement training to foster an active bystander culture.
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The Commission on Police Practices suggested the agency should prohibit pursuits over property crime “unless other aggravation factors such as armed resistance are present”
Jared Tuia alleged he had been passed over for promotions in favor of less qualified candidates and told that he could achieve more “somewhere other than the [Anchorage] PD”
The body began developing the new rules after the passage of a 2021 law that expanded its disciplinary powers; a July draft of the overhaul was protested by LE unions
“Today’s findings show that the Lexington Police Department...routinely [violated] the constitutional rights of those it was sworn to protect,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said
The Maui Police and Fire departments never established a unified incident command post or action plan, investigators stated in the report
The audit found that the commission “lacks full transparency and accountability” in its process and criteria for reviewing officer misconduct complaints
The tool allows access to officers’ training, education and license issue date records; personal information and information on undercover officers remains confidential
The committee recommended that the PD standardize case management, implement new records management, increase training for officers and increase its civilian staff
“These materials are important for our community to see...as we strive to be a self-assessing and self-correcting department,” Interim Chief Michael Sullivan said
Wellness
The initiative aims to prioritize health and wellness for all law enforcement officers across the state, starting at the recruit level for optimal impact
As part of a federal settlement, the monitor will oversee pared-down requirements that will allow the city of Portland to concentrate on police accountability and officer use of force
Uvalde’s independent investigation did acknowledge some failures, including communication problems, poor training for live shooter situations and lack of available equipment
“When we speculate, when we add our personal opinions, then those penalties become punitive and unfair ... to the officers,” Superintendent Larry Snelling said
Speakers at the 2021 conference reportedly encouraged officers to flirt with women, stop motorists for no reason and use pain as a “weapon”
“It’s clear that cooperation ... and progress accelerated dramatically over the past few months due to the hard work of people in the courtroom and other officers you work with,” a U.S. district judge said. “Their efforts are paying off”
Two officers and a police trainee were taking a break when a “priority one” call came in; the police trainee recalled that he was trying to prove himself and said he was “always ... ready to go” but that his training officer “didn’t move hastily”
The suspect, who was inside the cruiser at the time, was not hit by any of the bullets
The agreement set up a four-tiered response plan, which specifies benchmarks that must be reached before certain policing actions can take place
Aldermen are considering raising the mandatory retirement age from 63 to 65; the officer deployment study is required by the department’s consent decree
“Because of what I now know, I have no further desire to be associated with the New Haven Police Department in any capacity,” former New Haven Police Chief John Hallquist said
“We hear from law enforcement that [quotas take] them out of their neighborhoods, it takes them out of doing their most important job and that is to protect public safety,” one of the bill’s sponsor’s stated
An independent review was conducted after a 2018 report claimed more than 100 troopers had falsified racial profiling data; the review found most “falsified” records were unintentional errors
The feature allows the department chief to access videos of all interactions officers have, even if they forget or are unable to record incidents as they occur
“An active shooter with access to victims should never be considered and treated as a barricaded subject,” the report says
“Injuries during transport have become extremely rare, and BPD now has in place the equipment, training, policies and practices to maintain this safety record,” the DOJ stated
“These changes demonstrate a powerful commitment to reform, a commitment that warrants a different approach from the DOJ than has been the case over the past dozen years,” an attorney wrote
