A few control measures that can be implemented to prevent incidents of police brutality are to periodically reveiw escalation of force measures and engagement criteria which I presume would be in the Department's standard operating procedure (SOP). Another technique that I used as a drill sergeant, is to have a "buddy system"; simply put, it is a program in place to look out for one another. Drill Sergeants, like Police work is highly demanding and, in turn highly stressful and if you are not careful and individual can start reacting with emotion, ussually anger, which generally does not produce a positive outcome. As a drill sergeant, if we noticed one of our peers starting to show signs of losing control, we would interject and allow them to leave the situation and decompress. In the LAPD scenario, the other Officer could have taken a more passive role as the individual was detained and posed little threat and could have reacted to a situation before it became out of hand. As a police officer, you are the first responder in regards to preventing crime or to provide assistance to an individual in need, therefore you are charged to be a steward of your proffesion. In order to earn the respect of the community you patrol, you must treat others as you want to be treated while still maintaining good order and discipline. If you lack the trust of your community, or fail to build rapport, you may find yourself dealing with a more apprehensive, less cooperative group of individuals (Hendrix,
A few control measures that can be implemented to prevent incidents of police brutality are to periodically reveiw escalation of force measures and engagement criteria which I presume would be in the Department's standard operating procedure (SOP). Another technique that I used as a drill sergeant, is to have a "buddy system"; simply put, it is a program in place to look out for one another. Drill Sergeants, like Police work is highly demanding and, in turn highly stressful and if you are not careful and individual can start reacting with emotion, ussually anger, which generally does not produce a positive outcome. As a drill sergeant, if we noticed one of our peers starting to show signs of losing control, we would interject and allow them to leave the situation and decompress. In the LAPD scenario, the other Officer could have taken a more passive role as the individual was detained and posed little threat and could have reacted to a situation before it became out of hand. As a police officer, you are the first responder in regards to preventing crime or to provide assistance to an individual in need, therefore you are charged to be a steward of your proffesion. In order to earn the respect of the community you patrol, you must treat others as you want to be treated while still maintaining good order and discipline. If you lack the trust of your community, or fail to build rapport, you may find yourself dealing with a more apprehensive, less cooperative group of individuals (Hendrix,