A commission created by President Trump to study how to improve the criminal justice system recommended requiring all police departments to have independent agencies investigate serious use-of-force incidents and expanding the use of technology in fighting crime.
The commission wrote three recommendations on “Promoting Transparency and Accountability When Officers Use Force.”
They recommended that police departments have “publicly available protocols for conducting administrative investigations of alleged officer misconduct and any uses of forces,” educating communities of use-of-force policies and creating independent agencies that meet “minimum training and accreditation standards” to investigate use-of-force incident that result in death or serious harm.
The commission proposed technology could be used for improving the recruitment of training of officers, maintaining qualified immunity for officers who are sued and bearing down on prosecutors who say they will not enforce laws they do not agree with.
The commission’s report also touched on juvenile justice, victim services, immigration and mental health.
Read more at The Hill.
{Matzav.com}
