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Denver A National Leader On Police Use Of Force: Study

By David Badertscher, PLL

Source: Crime & Justice News

"A two-year independent study of the Denver Police

Department's use of deadly force found that the

department has made great strides since two

controversial shootings but still has some work to do,

says the Denver Post. The report said that as little as

three years ago there were systemic problems in how

the department investigated deadly force and in

policies governing deadly-force standards.

The report was compiled by the Los Angeles-based

Police Assessment Resource Center, a nonprofit

hired for $150,000 by Richard Rosenthal, Denver's

independent police monitor. It recommends policy

changes on the use of impact weapons, such as

police flashlights and saps - flat leather batons also

known as blackjacks. It said the department should

review how it issues commendations to officers.

Officers involved in fatal shootings have been given

the department's highest award, the medal of honor,

even though they used poor tactics, the report

found. 'We conclude that the Denver Police

Department today meets and even exceeds national

standards in many areas, making the DPD one of a

handful of American police departments becoming a

national leader,' the report says."

Denver Post - http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001c-qBrLLZu0r3xe4xHZIMlr-dJ-wZwnlLcKKNIXe_FgWZabmiTj_OlaeiX3iIdv4z_P-SIkzHHIrFA8i4lHp4lhbvKbegbms3-6xi7CJ9sJjoZO5PeadngoOW1ZzoQefPD0ePvq-_gddhjXJQUeuOUw==

Full post as published by New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library on July 14, 2008 (boomark / email).