[vc_row][vc_column][trx_title style=”underline”]Objective B3: Law Enforcement Training[/trx_title][vc_tta_pageable no_fill_content_area=”1″ active_section=”1″ pagination_color=”black”][vc_tta_section title=”Section 1″ tab_id=”1571871988885-d5141fd4-dd8c”][vc_column_text]The Memphis Police Department and the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will review and update policies arid training on practices such as use of force, searches and seizures, and detention of individuals based on reasonable suspicion, as recommended by the President’s Task Force on 21S* Century Policing. Up-to-date and continual training of law enforcement personnel is important to insuring the ability of prosecutors to pursue prosecutions successfully. The task force specifically addressed opportunities for the law enforcement community to help implement the task force recommendations, among them training in the areas noted, as well as engaging the community and police unions in this process.” Among specific recommendations, the task force included training on use of force, de-escalation techniques, alternatives to arrest, examining hiring practices to better involve the community in recruiting new officers, and ensuring that officers have access to the tools that will keep them safe, such as bulletproof vests and tactical first aid kits and training.”
Additionally, as discussed in Objective A3, community policing requires improved community-law enforcement relations. Improved, culturally competent training of law enforcement personnel can be a cornerstone of moving in the direction of these improved relations. “Constructively engaging the community to address the problems of crime and disorder that threaten quality of life relies on the development of relationships that are based on understanding divergent cultures, respecting individuals and their perspectives, and listening to community priorities and norms.”33 For example, Milwaukee’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Police-Community Relations found that “cultural awareness training fostered ‘good relationships and effective policing.”’34
Key Objective Outcome:
- Increase awareness by law enforcement officers of proper practices and standards in key enforcement areas guided by the implementation plan of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
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