Omaha police have come across a management problem recently with officers dealing with crowd control. It has been reported by Tristan Bonn the city auditor in the public safety auditor report that Omaha police officers are overly aggressive, officers are receiving complaints that they were acting rudely, threatening public with arrest, and generally overreacting to inoffensive behavior. These complaints make up about 5% of the 200 internal investigations since the auditor’s office opened in 2001. Bonn has received most of the reports directly from the public but states that she can’t say how many. Some of the officers were complained about repeatedly said Bonn. Bonn has recommended that the department address the complaints by reviewing training and by reassigning sta
Another suggestion I would have is to have more officers present at these events. Crowd control can be overwhelming when the number of people is extremely high and lead some officers to respond adversely to some situations that they normally would not respond adversely to. Having more officers can help alleviate pressure on these officers and give the general public more of a sense of security.
Major events like the College World Series and Jazz on the Green draw a large number of people from outside the state of Nebraska. The officers at these events must deal with these situations properly to avoid giving Omaha and the police force a bad name. Overall I believe the Omaha Police department has been a progressive department and put many good policies in place and has done an excellent job
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