California attorney general announces statewide police reforms
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced policing reform proposals aimed at "improving use of force procedures," amid nationwide scrutiny of bias in policing. He is calling on police departments around the state to ban the practice of chokeholds and to decertify police officers for serious misconduct.
At a news conference Monday, Becerra said the proposals, which also call on police to give verbal warnings before using lethal force and ask agencies to develop policies requiring officers to stop one another from using excessive force, draw from previous California Justice Department recommendations to the Sacramento Police Department.
Musadiq Bidar
June 16, 2020, 2:25 PM PDT
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has announced policing reform proposals aimed at "improving use of force procedures," amid nationwide scrutiny of bias in policing. He is calling on police departments around the state to ban the practice of chokeholds and to decertify police officers for serious misconduct.
At a news conference Monday, Becerra said the proposals, which also call on police to give verbal warnings before using lethal force and ask agencies to develop policies requiring officers to stop one another from using excessive force, draw from previous California Justice Department recommendations to the Sacramento Police Department.
"These are serious, real proposals that will make a difference," Becerra said at a press conference. "The expectations are high, and we will fight vigorously to meet them. That's why we are urging local authorities across California and our state legislature to work with us in actively engaging in police reform," he added.
Some of the reforms Becerra brought up Monday, like banning officers from shooting at moving vehicles and ending the use of carotid restraints, were issued as a part of a 2019 California Justice Department report, and state agencies must adopt them by January 2021.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/california-attorney-general-announces-statewide-232613079.html
