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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 would consider MPD progressive. As of four years ago, MPD police academy was not teaching deescalation skills; academy time was shortened to get new recruits on the street; the only way to get out of patrol in 3D, 5D, 6D and 7D is to get promoted out; our SOD killed a mentally disturbed man.  The last one is debatable about whether everything was done correctly. So if MPD can't do it right, I don't hold out much hope for smaller departments. There are over 18,000 police departments in this country, and they are using 18,000 different policies and procedures. [/quote]

I'm assuming you are talking about DC.  Why do you consider it a progressive police department, then?  [/quote]

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