policing reform priorities ED CHUNG Vice President Criminal

policing reform priorities ED CHUNG Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

policing reform priorities • Police reforms must focus on transforming law enforcement agencies, not just rooting out “bad apples. ” • Trainings and policy changes are helpful, but their impact will be insignificant without accountability ED CHUNG ･ Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform ･ CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

policing reform priorities MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT 5 -304 THREATENING THE USE OF FORCE AND DE-ESCALATION (10/16/02) (06/01/12) (07/28/16) (A-D) A. Threatening the Use of Force As an alternative and/or the precursor to the actual use of force, MPD officers shall consider verbally announcing their intent to use force, including displaying an authorized weapon as a threat of force, when reasonable under the circumstances. The threatened use of force shall only occur in situations that an officer reasonably believes may result in the authorized use of force. This policy shall not be construed to authorize unnecessarily harsh language. (08/17/07) (07/28/16) B. De-escalation Whenever reasonable according to MPD policies and training, officers shall use deescalation tactics to gain voluntary compliance and seek to avoid or minimize use of physical force. (06/01/12) (07/28/16) Source: http: //www 2. minneapolismn. gov/police/policy/mpdpolicy_5 -300 ED CHUNG ･ Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform ･ CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

policing reform priorities … Only about 1. 5% of complaints filed against Minneapolis police have resulted in suspensions, terminations or demotions between 2013 and 2019, according to a CNN analysis of data from the city's Office of Police Conduct Review, which investigates complaints. … While no national data exists on the outcome of police complaints filed across the country, former law enforcement officials and oversight organizations agreed that the ratio of complaints filed to officers disciplined in Minneapolis seems low. ED CHUNG ･ Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform ･ CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

policing reform priorities • Police reforms must focus on transforming law enforcement agencies, not just rooting out “bad apples. ” • Trainings and policy changes are helpful, but their impact will be insignificant without accountability • Outside agencies must be empowered to keep officers – and police departments – accountable. For the latter, this means state investigations of patterns of unlawful or unconstitutional policing. ED CHUNG ･ Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform ･ CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

policing reform priorities ED CHUNG Vice President, Criminal Justice Reform CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS