New police reform EO has some good steps, like improved training and limiting chokeholds, but is only a drop in the ocean. If we care about improving professionalism and supporting police, we need more extensive reforms. whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…
Proposed Justice in Policing Act has broader reforms, including body and dash cameras, changes in law to improve accountability, data collection, limits on lethal force and no-knock warrants, criminalization of lynching, and more. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/6939…
Other former US Attorneys and I just posted our thoughts about the proposed bill in @USATODAY. usatoday.com/story/opinion/…
Justice in Policing Act implements many recommendations of 21st Century Policing Task Force, a group of police, advocates, academics, and other experts who researched ways to change policing from warrior to guardian mentality. cops.usdoj.gov/pdf/taskforce/…
In addition to Justice in Policing Act, we should also implement task force recommendations on officer wellness. Officers who respond to child abuse, sexual assault, fatal accidents, grisly murder scenes should get mandatory counseling.
And, we should consider spending more on public safety, not less. That may take different forms, such as investment in mental health and social services, but if we want officers to uphold professional standards, we need to pay them more. Starting salary for Detroit Police is $36K
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