-Provides officers with mental health support & improves recruitment
-Bans chokeholds & restricts when deadly force can be used
-Requires officers to intervene & report use of excessive force
-Creates an independent Office of the Inspector General
- Responsible for conducting investigations of officers and prosecuting cases where the Inspector General determines an officer used unjustifiable force
-Makes it easier to de-certify bad officers
- Grounds on which certification may be revoked include:
- Conduct undermining public confidence in law enforcement (such as discriminatory conduct, racial profiling, and falsifying reports) and
- Excessive force found to be unjustified after an investigation.
For a more complete summary of what this legislation does (including information on body and dashboard cameras, military equipment, and disclosure of public records), please click the link below. |