Recommendation 4.2: Permit the use of force only when necessary to resolve conflict and protect public and officer safety.

…Some Officers Remain Skeptical, L.A. Times(Oct. 1, 2016), http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-me-elcajon-tactics-20161001-snap-story.html. [xxiv]Laurence Miller, Patrol Psychology 101: Communication and Conflict Resolution, PoliceOne(Apr. 18, 2008), https://www.policeone.com/health-fitness/articles/1685390-Patrol-psychology-101-Communication-and-conflict-resolution/;see also Int’l Ass’n of the Chiefs of Police,…

Leadership and Culture

…http://www.complaintsantaclara.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/New-Governance-and-the-New-Paradigm-of-Police-Accountability.pdf. [iv]Kami Chavis Simmons, New Governance and the ‘New Paradigm’ of Police Accountability: A Democratic Approach to Police Reform, 59 Cath. U. L.Rev. 373,376-381 (2010), http://www.complaintsantaclara.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/New-Governance-and-the-New-Paradigm-of-Police-Accountability.pdf;Bennett Capers, Policing, Race, and

Officer Health, Wellbeing, and Safety

…Crisis: The Power of Peer Support in PDs, PoliceOne.com (Oct. 20, 2015), https://www.policeone.com/pulse-of-policing/articles/25980006-Cops-in-crisis-The-power-of-peer-support-in-PDs/. [ii]Id. [iii]See, e.g., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Dep’t, Office of Professional Development and Wellness, https://s3.amazonaws.com/destination-zero/2017/DZ%20Conf/Indianapolis-Metropolitan-Police-Department.pdf; Leischen Stetler, Putting…

Recommendation 10.4 Reevaluate hiring qualifications and testing.

…Here’s How, The Guardian (Oct. 13, 2015), https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/oct/13/your-credit-score-is-racist-heres-why. [xxiii]Ylan Q. Mui, For black Americans, financial damage from subprime implosion is likely to last, Wash. Post (July 8, 2012), https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/for-black-americans-financial-damage-from-subprime-implosion-is-likely-to-last/2012/07/08/gJQAwNmzWW_story.html?utm_term=.b1fb0c7b04db. [xxiv]As…

Data, Information, and Video Footage

…Lessons Learned 5 (rev. 2017), https://ric-zai-inc.com/Publications/cops-p296-pub.pdf. [vi]Josh Sanburn, The Company that Makes Tasers Is Giving Free Body Cameras to Police, Time, Apr. 5, 2017, http://time.com/4726775/axon-taser-free-body-cameras-police/. 8.1 Collect and publish demographic…

Recommendation 1.6: Give communities a direct, ongoing say in police practices.

…Communities(2016), https://www.vera.org/publications/police-perspectives-guidebook-series-building-trust-in-a-diverse-nation. [vii] SeeGeorge L. Kelling & James Q. Wilson, Broken Windows, the Police and Neighborhood Safety, The Atlantic (Mar. 1982 Issue), https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1982/03/broken-windows/304465. (stating “[i]f the neighborhood cannot keep a…

Recommendation 8.5: Develop clear BWC policies with community input.

…A Policy Scorecard 71 (2017), https://www.bwcscorecard.org/static/pdfs/LCCHR%20and%20Upturn%20-%20BWC%20Scorecard%20v.3.04.pdf. [xiii]SeePolicing Project, N.Y.U., Should Police Departments Release Video After Officer-Involved Shootings?, YouTube (Mar. 22, 2017), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNrDpeSYDic#action=share(The Policing Project prepared a video for its efforts…

Academy and In-Service Training

and medical schools, are also well equipped to help develop and deliver training on specific topics. [i]Id.at 3-4. [ii]See Seattle Police Dep’t Search & Seizure and Bias Free Policing at…