One year later: How police in Greater Cincinnati are working to rebuild trust Share Updated: 11:33 PM EDT May 26, 2021 Share Updated: 11:33 PM EDT May 26, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript JATARA-- >> THIS IS NOT MADE IT BETTER, IT HAS MADE IT WORSE. JATARA: GEORGE FLOYD’S MURDER LAST MAY HAS LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON POLICING. >> AFTER EACH AND EVERY INCIDENT, EVENTUALLY LAW ENFORCEMENT GETS BETTER. JATARA: CHIEF ROBERT CHABALI HAS LEAD FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP POLICE SINCE 2017. HE QUICKLY OUTFITTED THE DEPARTMENT WITH CRUISER CAMERA AND WANTED BODY CAMS TO FOLLOW. >> AS TIME WENT ON AND INSTANCES IN THE NATION, INCLUDING FLOYD’S INCIDENT OCCURRED, I EXPEDITED THAT. JATARA: THEY INTRODUCED BODY CAMERAS THIS FEBRUARY. BLUE ASH POLICE STARTED WEARING THEM AS WELL. FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP IS ALREADY REAPING THE BENEFITS. >> YES, IT’S CLEARED OFFICERS IN COMPLAINTS AND ALSO FOUND SOME VIOLATIONS OF POLICY, BU PROBABLY 98-99% OF THE TIME, IT PROTECTS THE OFFICERS. JATARA: LAST JUNE, THE DEPARTMENT HELD A STRATEGIES FOR YOUTH EVENT ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND TEACHING YOUTH HOW TO INTERACT WITH POLICE. WHILE LARGER CHANGES LOOM FROM THE STATE OR FEDERAL LEVEL LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE CHANGING FROM WITHI IN CINCINNATI POLICE, THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS NO MORE, MEANING OFFICERS CAN NO LONGER OVERTURN EACH OTHER’S PUNISHMENTS FOR MISCONDUCT. AND, >> I’M WEARING AN ABLE PIN. JATARA: THE HAMILTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HELPED PILOT THE ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING. >> WE ARE EMPOWERING PEOPLE WHO WEAR THE UNIFORM AND PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THIS MEDIUM TO ENGAG WHEN THEY FIND THINGS INAPPROPRIATE. JATARA: BETTER EQUIPPED TO INTERVENE IN INSTANCES OF EXCESSIVE FORCE. A.B.L.E IS AN 8 HOUR TRAINING -- EIGHT HOUR TRAINING THAT THE SHERIFF SAYS EVERY DEPUTY WI BE COMPLET