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Lodestar

(2,388 posts) Sat Apr 2, 2016, 09:23 PM Apr 2016

New Improved Police Training Model in Washington State.

Anyone from Washington have any experience with this at the local level?
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New Improved Police Training Model in Washington State. (Original Post) Lodestar Apr 2016 OP

Sounds promising. iandhr Apr 2016 #1

I hope this is part of a larger shift away from "Them and us" n/t Hydra Apr 2016 #2

Sending this to our police chief NJCher Apr 2016 #3

Wonderful idea! Wish all police academies would consider Lodestar Apr 2016 #4

iandhr

(6,852 posts)

1. Sounds promising.

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Sat Apr 2, 2016, 09:37 PM

Apr 2016

Hopefully this will produce results.

Made me think of this scene from The Wire

Hydra

(14,459 posts)

2. I hope this is part of a larger shift away from "Them and us" n/t

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Sat Apr 2, 2016, 10:17 PM

Apr 2016

NJCher

(35,706 posts)

3. Sending this to our police chief

Reply to Lodestar (Original post)

Sat Apr 2, 2016, 11:45 PM

Apr 2016

And telling him this is what I would like to see in our town.

Cher

Lodestar

(2,388 posts)

4. Wonderful idea! Wish all police academies would consider

Reply to NJCher (Reply #3)

Sun Apr 3, 2016, 02:46 AM

Apr 2016

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introducing these approaches to their training. It might attract a whole
different sort of person into policing too, or at least discourage those
prone to violence from entering this career.

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