how many actually would be? Maybe only those serious enough, as depicted.
in new guidelines, would make it, leaving some space for officers to exert.
pressure without crossing serious and abusive policy.
Another tactic to control police brutality is to establish a system.
to identify officers who have been involved in an inordinate number of.
incidents that include the inappropriate use of physical force. The.
incidents should then be investigated. For those officers who are.
frequently involved in unnecessary police brutality, they should be.
charged, disciplined, re-trained and offered counseling. If such treatment.
proves ineffective, officers who violate abuse standards should be brought.
up on review before an administrative board comprised of citizens and.
police officials. A third violation should be met with termination and.
loss of pension. Some may claim that this is paranoia and will simply cost.
too much. A single officer can tie up numerous other non-problem officers.
during the discipline and re-training stages, only adding to the cost of.
rehabilitating this problem officer. When does an officer need.
intervention? When is the officer worth keeping or discharging? Is.
identifying abusive officers a form of prejudice? The police officer is.
there to serve and protect the public who pays his or her salary. The.
officer should then be subject to any investigations into his or her.
abusive actions on the job.
A third method for controlling police brutality is creating a.
civilian review board. The review board should be independent from the.
police department so that officers cannot exert their influence over.
civilians or the decisions made by the group. The review board should also.
hold open meetings so that all members of the community are welcome to come.
and share their concerns, complaints, and any ideas about how to monitor.
and curtail police brutality. It is imperative that this review board be.
made up of strictly civilians, so that information and concerns remain.