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January 6, 2017

5. Reimagining the police through training and reforms

Most officers see value in showing respect and fairness when dealing with the public

Most officers see value in showing respect and fairness when dealing with the public

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5. Reimagining the police through training and reforms
About half of officers say local police should take the lead in identifying undocumented immigrants
Most officers see value in showing respect and fairness when dealing with the public
Administrators place more importance on the science of policing
About one-in-four rank-and-file officers say they have had no training on how to de-escalate a situation in the past 12 months
Black officers more likely than whites, Hispanics to say body cams would change police behavior
Roughly two-thirds of officers say they favor the use of body cameras
Administrators see more benefit to body cams than sergeants, rank-and-file officers