'The idea that 'respectful' interactions with the police are wholly dependent on the courteous behavior of civilians is false.'
by the Police Executive Research Forum, a group working to establish a de-escalation training model that could be used by the over 18,000 departments nationwide, found that among 280 law enforcement agencies, new recruits received a median of 58 hours of firearm training and only eight on de-escalation training. Some chiefs and sheriffs who haven't implemented any training believe that it's either a fad, or a disrespectful reproach of traditional policing.
Even if officers were receiving wholly adequate training, that wouldn't address the problem of who departments actually accept as new recruits. Donald Grady II, a retired police chief,that he believes that police departments are problematically prioritizing recruits with aggressive personalities who may not have the soft skills necessary to even develop de-escalation skills.
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