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Principles for Promoting Police Integrity: Examples of Promising Police Practices and Policies
Publication year:
2001
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: "[P]professional law enforcement that gives all citizens of our country [U.S.A.] the feeling that they are being treated fairly, equally and with respect" is the goal behind the creation of this document (p. 1). Principles described include: use of force; complaints and misconduct investigations; promotion of accountability and effective management; training; non-discriminatory policing and data collection; and recruitment, hiring, and retention. Also included are examples of promising police practices and policies, with full text planned to be available through the Office of Justice Programs' website. The promising policies and practices cover areas such as general use of force, positional asphyxia, pepper spray, and prevention of harassment.