Policing & Criminal Justice Recommendations | 2021 Report
APD Police Academy and In-Service Training should allow for more community input / interaction and include more training that focuses on police misconduct.
Short term
• Institute a review process that includes City Manager’ s Office and APD leadership, qualified professionals and community members to review and evaluate high profile national incidents of police violence and misconduct to incorporate time sensitive changes in policy, training or other processes.
Medium term
• Invite concerned members of the community to review training and add a member of the Unity Council to the Police Training Advisory Board.
Long term
• Institute a bi-annual review process that includes City Manager’ s Office, APD leadership, qualified professionals and community members to review current trends and training resources for possible inclusion into APD training model.
An abundant amount of data that could assist in identifying racial disparities and behavioral trends of officers in policing exists, but the crime analysis unit is understaffed and unable to adequately utilize this data to enhance and / or create departmental policy that addresses these issues.
Short term
• Increase staff dedicated to analyzing data by hiring more in-house professionals or contracting to experts.
Medium term
• Implement periodic internal and external review of analyzed data to monitor officer behavior and trends( with respect to disparities) and adjust policies accordingly.
Long term
• Translate review into layman’ s terms and disseminate to the public to seek feedback.
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