Police performance and accountability
This special coverage series looks at how agencies can identify problematic behavior and prioritize officer wellness, and reviews the ethics training that will develop an active bystander culture in any agency.
By mining their own data, departments can pinpoint issues, save careers and better serve communities
Understanding the root of our mindset – and how to shift it – is critical to transforming the work of law enforcement and our relationship with the community
Officers must be trained in how to verbally de-escalate and physically intervene when another officer loses emotional control
Starting with the right candidates is key to creating officers who embrace a culture of accountability
Every officer must prevent or stop any misconduct by another officer and report officer misconduct when they become aware of it
“Culture will eat policy all day long if you don’t train constantly on the demand for personal accountability both within yourself and your fellow officers.”
The duty to intercede in law enforcement has legal roots, but we must go further, instilling it as a core organizational value
An evaluation of the impact of active bystandership training
I was surprised when I heard my neurosurgeon giving his supporting staff permission to “ABLE” him
Unifying what loyalty means in policing today and understanding how police officers experience the same inhibitors to intervening as everyone else
Helping other officers to avoid behaviors that put their livelihoods, emotional well-being and freedoms at risk has no downside for a department or community
While important for employee development, performance evaluations are only as good as the effort put forth to create them
Tactical intervention needs to be routinely, and realistically, trained upon
How agencies can weave the duty to intercede throughout their policies and training
How to prepare officers to successfully intervene to prevent harm and create a law enforcement culture that supports peer intervention
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