Justice Department to review Memphis Police Department following Tyre Nichols' death
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Source: ABC News
The Justice Department on Wednesday confirmed it has launched a review into the Memphis Police Department's use-of-force and de-escalation policies, along with a separate review of specialized police units deployed in cities across the country following the death of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died several days after he was beaten during a traffic stop in the city.
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, will release a public report upon the conclusion of the review. The COPS office is set to conduct a review of "policies, practices, training, data, and processes related to MPD's use-of-force, de-escalation, and specialized units" at the request of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland and Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn J. Davis.
The COPS office said it will also work to produce a guide for police chiefs around the country about the use of specialized units and how they should be properly managed. "In the wake of Tyre Nichols's tragic death, the Justice Department has heard from police chiefs across the country who are assessing the use of specialized units and, where used, appropriate management, oversight and accountability for such units," Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a statement.
Gupta continued, "The COPS Office guide on specialized units will be a critical resource for law enforcement, mayors and community members committed to effective community policing that respects the dignity of community members and keeps people safe."
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The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services, or COPS, will release a public report upon the conclusion of the review. The COPS office will also work to produce a guide for police chiefs around the country about the use of specialized units and how they should be properly managed.
"In the wake of Tyre Nichols's tragic death, the Justice Department has heard from police chiefs across the country who are assessing the use of specialized units and, where used, appropriate management, oversight and accountability for such units," Associate Attorney General Vanita Gupta said in a statement.
Gupta continued, "The COPS Office guide on specialized units will be a critical resource for law enforcement, mayors and community members committed to effective community policing that respects the dignity of community members and keeps people safe."
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But Memphis, even having lowered standards to allow hiring of some with crimanal convictions and offering a $15K signing bonus, cannot ever hire enough cops.
Memphis consistently is 300-400 officers short, from what I've seen in the news.
No wonder they just passed reforms yesterday...
and that is why the sudden "reforms".
I know many PDs are short (including here in Philly) although here, they were finding a bunch were gaming the "injury duty" option (basically desk duty) while working side jobs that clearly showed they didn't have the "injuries" they purported. 
The city has been combing through those and making sure the PD is putting those cops back out on the street.
#1 violent crime rate in the entire country.
But surely there must be a way to entice sane people to this job.
If the justice system would stop letting violent criminals back out on the streets, it might help the situation.
including here in Philly, "claims" their city has the "#1 crime rate" in the whole wide world. It's a perennial RW set of talking points designed to attack and malign what are often majority-minority urban areas to feed a narrative that has been going on for the past century.
One of the issues that I recall Clinton had tried to implement 30 years ago, was "Community policing" efforts. I.e., to get the cops out the damn cars and put them "on the beat" and getting to know the neighborhoods they patrol, including the people who live there. And especially get to meet the young people who are construed as "threats" yet aren't - at least early on - but who will be lost to society by eventually getting involved in nefarious acts if they feel society doesn't give a damn. These youngsters could be the next generation of cops who could be working in the neighborhoods they grew up in.
That was when we first had the "bike cops" deployed here - they were able to get "closer to the action" but have a means to execute "chases" with more speed by using a bike (which also gives them more maneuverability compared to a patrol car).
