Police Reform

Policies Regarding Use of Force Results
  • Whether to require states to prohibit the use of chokeholds and other restraints that prevent breathing or block the flow of blood or oxygen to the brain.
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  • Whether to use de-escalation and force as last resort.
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  • Whether to adopt a policy to make it a duty for officers to intervene when they perceive anther officer is using excessive force, and provide officers with training for when and how to intervene.
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  • Whether to require local and state governments to ban the use of no-knock warrants for drug cases
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Increasing Accountability of Law Enforcement Officers Results
  • Whether to require all police departments to have body cameras, and require officers to wear them and turn them on when responding to a call or interacting with a suspect. Failure to do so would result in disciplinary action.
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  • Whether to create a national database of police misconduct and require all law enforcement agencies to submit information about officer misconduct. The database would be available to all law enforcement agencies, other government agencies and the public.
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  • Whether to offer states federal funding to hire an independent prosecutor when investigating or charging a law enforcement officer for using deadly force. To get funding, state must have policy requiring use of an independent prosecutor in all such cases.
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  • Whether to stop giving officers immunity solely on basis that officer says they were acting in good faith and believed their actions were lawful. No longer allow officers to be granted immunity because there haven’t been previous cases holding other officers liable for the same conduct in very similar circumstances.
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Addressing Implicit Bias Results
  • Whether to require police departments to provide their officers training on implicit bias.
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Access to Military Equipment Results
  • Whether to regulate police access to military equipment.
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