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South Bend Tribune SOUTH BEND — The Board of Public Safety Wednesday voted to incorporate a series of changes to the South Bend Police Department's use of force policy. The revisions center around language related to the deadly use of force and include more substantial definitions for the term "imminent threat." “Today’s vote, when it comes to the use of force policy, is a victory for our community," said Claval Hunter, a local pastor and a member of Faith in Indiana. "It brings us one step closer to having a police force that respects our rights and treats all as equals and make...

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Correction: The city has been working on a new use of force policy since July. An earlier version of this story misstated that length of time. This story has also been updated to include the fact officers sign an acknowledgement they have received the new policy and can ask command staff questions during meetings. In the wake of Tuesday’s guilty verdicts in the Derek Chauvin trial, and two months after the South Bend Board of Public Safety adopted a new use-of-force policy, South Bend police are still grappling with how to implement the changes. Uncertainty and frustration among officers...