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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the most effective things that can be done in the term near are:

1. Independent investigations and prosecutions of police misconduct at the state level (i.e., not the local DA - they are biased)

2. Independent civilian review boards that have the power to fire and discipline ill-behaved officers

3. More funds for on-going: 
a. training of police, particularly de-escalation strategies;
b. support for mental health care of officers with no repercussions for seeking help;
c. frequent rotations of duties (i.e., no officer should spend years on patrol or SWAT - too much stress and compounded effects of PTSD);
d. creation of a mental health force that deals solely with disturbed individuals who need to be forcefully admitted to the hospital and who do not possess weapons[/quote]
+1,000,000 - This is excellent. 
Curious what your background/profession is.[/quote]

Not that PP but many progressive police departments have all this. [/quote]

I'm a mental health professional, and these are all great suggestions.  Just wondering how best to get these things implemented?  I know I've heard some featured stories on NPR or similar that discussed police departments that provide training in de-escalation with mentally ill individuals or those that are under the influence of substances.  They made it sound really positive, but also like a novelty, in that most PDs don't have this.[/quote]

You need money. Tax money. And supportive local legislatures. Montgomery county is like this. So is Howard. I would assume Fairfax too. Dallas is like this, and that's the irony. It's a very progressive police force.   Smaller departments likely don't.  But there are many national police organizations who research and publish these best practices. Major City Chiefs Association. Police Executive Research Forum, etc. The knowledge is out there. We need to push to implement it much more widely.

Hillary wants universal use of force standards. I think universal training standards would be better. But again that will take money. [/quote]

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