(CBS Newspath) A new police academy in Missouri is making history. It s the first ever on the campus of a historically Black college.
Lincoln University police Chief Gary Hill is busy preparing to open the police academy on campus in January.
âIt puts an academy right where we have a large amount of minorities living, so it gives them easy access to it,â he says.
The Jefferson City, Missouri campus is just two hours away from Ferguson where the 2014 police shooting of Michael Brown led to protests and demands for change around the country.
Hill says Lincolnâs academy will focus on both recruiting and training.
New Jersey police officers will be barred from using physical or deadly force against civilians except as a last resort and must intervene if they see another officer going too far, according to sweeping new changes to the state s policy on when police can use force.
New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said Monday that his office s yearlong effort to overhaul the state s 20-year-old policies was meant to protect citizens, build community trust and reframe the way officers approach exchanges with the public. We re going to preserve the sanctity of human life, we re going to preserve the rights and liberties of our residents and we re going to try to resolve every interaction in a peaceful and respectful manner, Grewal said in an interview.
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Casstevens talks about police reforms, meeting with Barr Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens met Monday with Attorney General William Barr, the same day Barr s resignation was announced by President Donald Trump. Casstevens said Barr s future didn t come up when they got together. Courtesy of Steve Casstevens Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens wrapped up his year as president of the International Association of Chiefs of Police this fall, but he s continuing to serve the organization as immediate past president. Courtesy of International Association of Chiefs of Police
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Buffalo Grove Police Chief Steve Casstevens year as president of the International Association of Police Chiefs formally ended this fall, but his opportunities to rub elbows with the nation s top leaders in the halls of American power aren t done yet.
Virginia State Police Maintains National Accreditation
Posted by Terry | Dec 14, 2020 | News | |
RICHMOND – The Virginia State Police has been awarded national accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA®). In 1986, the Virginia State Police was the second state police agency in the nation to achieve accreditation through CALEA. CALEA accreditation serves as the foundation for a successful, well-managed, transparent, community-focused law enforcement agency. On Nov. 13, 2020, Virginia State Police was awarded this honor for the tenth time. The 2020 CALEA Commission’s Final Assessment Report on the Virginia State Police is available online at www.vsp.virginia.gov/accreditation.shtm.