published Tuesday recommended significant changes to Centre County’s police departments. The Task Force on Policing and Communities of Color spent eight months reviewing local police data and practices from six different departments, including State College, Bellefonte, and Penn State’s campus police. The report recommends police departments overhaul their hiring efforts to diversify units and better represent their communities. It also suggests implementing specialized training for officers in areas like mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence. Additionally, the report found the six examined police departments all track data differently. The group recommended creating consistency to cut down on potential biases.