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How US cities lost control of police discipline 20 minutes to read By: Kim Barker, Michael H. Keller and Steve Eder In the chaos of 1960s Detroit, a fledgling police union laid the groundwork for a system that, to this day, constrains discipline for officers accused of misconduct. It took Portland, Oregon, almost US$1 million in legal fees, efforts by two mayors and a police chief, and years of battle with the police union to defend the firing of Officer Ron Frashour — only to have to bring him back. Today, the veteran white officer, who shot an unarmed black man in the ba...

Consultants: St. Louis County, Mo., Facing Outdated Tech St. Louis County is years behind in updating police tech, addressing an internal racial divide, working with community stakeholders and collaborating with the city's police department, according to outside consultants. by Nassim Benchaabane, St. Louis Post-Dispatch / December 22, 2020 St. Louis Shutterstock/Carlos E. Santa Maria (TNS) — St. Louis County Police are years behind in updating policies and technology, addressing an internal racial divid...

CLAYTON — The police departments of St. Louis and St. Louis County are severely behind their counterparts in other parts of the country, hamstrung by legacy organizational issues and lacking overarching strategies for fighting crime in the region, according to two extensive reports produced by outside consultants and released Monday. The reports, more than 80 pages total, describe two very different departments, each facing distinct challenges, but similar in their reliance on outdated policies and practices, and hobbled by internal rancor over hiring, promotions and discipline. Neither ...

CLAYTON — Final reports from consultants hired to analyze the St. Louis and St. Louis County police departments are expected to be released early this week, potentially setting off a broad effort to restructure law enforcement in the region. St. Louis County officials believe the report on the county police department will be critical of its diversity and inclusion efforts, as well as its overall leadership under Chief Mary Barton and her two predecessors, Jon Belmar and Tim Fitch, according to a source with knowledge of briefings prior to the report’s release. And the report will t...

Tucson Mayor Regina Romero is pushing for a review of the city charter and for immediate training for members of a civilian board that handles appeals by police officers who’ve been disciplined or fired after several “unacceptable” decisions the board has made to rehire officers that were terminated for excessive force or domestic violence. The five-member Civil Service Commission is operated under the city charter. They are each appointed by the mayor and council to six-year terms and must be appointed based on their political affiliation. Currently, there are only four member...