The President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing - March 2015 - PDF

PDF of report - March 2015

Some alarming news regarding the federalization of local police forces. Apparently they had 7 (yes, only 7) public listening sessions and the task force now has an initial 90 days to make their recommendations.

From the Co-Chairs
We wish to thank President Barack Obama for giving us the honor and privilege of leading the Task
Force on 21st Century Policing. The task force was created to strengthen community policing and trust
among law enforcement officers and the communities they serve, especially in light of recent events
around the country that have underscored the need for and importance of lasting collaborative
relationships between local police and the public. We found engaging with law enforcement officials,
technical advisors, youth and community leaders, and nongovernmental organizations through a
transparent public process to be both enlightening and rewarding, and we again thank him for this
honor.
Given the urgency of these issues, the President gave the task force an initial 90 days to identify best
practices and offer recommendations on how policing practices can promote effective crime reduction
while building public trust. In this short period, the task force conducted seven public listening sessions
across the country and received testimony and recommendations from a wide range of community
and faith leaders, law enforcement officers, academics, and others to ensure these recommendations
would be informed by a diverse range of voices.

The Six Pillars-
Pillar One: Building Trust & Legitimacy
Pillar Two: Policy & Oversight
Pillar Three: Technology & Social Media
Pillar Four: Community Policing & Crime Reduction
Pillar Five: Training & Education
Pillar Six: Officer Wellness & Safety

This woman has done a great job of breaking down some of the more serious implications of this document and Task Force.



In my opinion, they are currently working through the media to lull us into the belief that our local law enforcement needs to be policed by the Feds.

Edit to add into-

Introduction
Trust between law enforcement agencies and the people they protect and serve is essential in a
democracy. It is key to the stability of our communities, the integrity of our criminal justice system,
and the safe and effective delivery of policing services.
In light of the recent events that have exposed rifts in the relationships between local police and the
communities they protect and serve, on December 18, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an
Executive Order establishing the Task Force on 21st Century Policing.
In establishing the task force, the President spoke of the distrust that exists between too many police
departments and too many communities—the sense that in a country where our basic principle is
equality under the law, too many individuals, particularly young people of color, do not feel as if they
are being treated fairly.

a reply to: raedar

This comment has stuck with me:

"management gets the union it deserves, if you don't treat the members well, they become more militant"

-Chuck Wexler
President's Task Force on Policing

It is time to separate public sector unions from the herd and dispose of them in their entirety.

a reply to: raedar

Good find-i've bookmarked the PDF for future reading.

If the priciples outlined in the first pillar are any indication of whats to come then I won't be recommending this to my book club.

Procedurally just behavior is based on four central principles:

1. Treating people with dignity and respect
2. G iving individuals ‘ voice ’ during encounters
3. B eing neutral and transparent in decision making
4. Conveying trustworthy motives

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But then again these are just recommendations. Go figure.

Bah just go with.

Serve the public trust.
Protect the innocent.
Uphold the law.

a reply to: greencmp

And what a better way to build trust with the community than by the Pentagon using the 1033 Program to gift the various agencies (from schools to the police force) MRAPS and weaponry!

wiki

MILITARY

Minneapolis police records shed light on 2014 military training

April 08, 2015
In August of 2014, military helicopters flew low over residential neighborhoods of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, engaged in a series of night-time training exercises. The exercises involved the Naval Warfare Development Group - a "special forces" component of the U.S. Navy - and were aimed at enhancing urban combat tactics.
Just as they had two years earlier, military personnel had come to the Twin Cities to conduct counter-terrorism training operations in an urban environment. And just as before, those operations commenced with little advance notice to the public.

Closer military-police collaboration?
While much about the 2014 exercise appears to have paralleled its 2012 predecessor, MPD documents indicate that there were some notable - and perhaps significant - changes to the training regime.
Documents obtained by PRM in 2012 suggested that the Navy's training operation was - at the time - undertaken for the purpose of preparing special operations forces for foreign deployment. However, records relating to the 2014 exercise include hints that some aspects of that training may have had a domestic focus.
According to an e-mail from an anonymous federal official, "There is a significant change in our ‘template’ since the August 2012 exercise," and as such "we are under new DOD regulatory guidance for this type of training."

Do the references to "evidence collection" by Navy personnel indicate that the military is actively preparing to undertake such operations on the domestic front? Or do the references point to some other function?

FBI

Baltimore Police used secret technology to track cellphones in thousands of cases

The Baltimore Police Department has used an invasive and controversial cellphone tracking device thousands of times in recent years while following instructions from the FBI to withhold information about it from prosecutors and judges, a detective revealed in court testimony Wednesday.

The testimony shows for the first time how frequently city police are using a cell site simulator, more commonly known as a "stingray," a technology that authorities have gone to great lengths to avoid disclosing.

The device mimics a cellphone tower to force phones within its range to connect. Police use it to track down stolen phones or find people.

And these aren't isolated incidents!

Not really that surprising. Just more examples of centralized planning, consolidation of federal power and scheming to keep unreliable people out of the loop. Just exactly what statists are always up to.

I don't see this as a recent development. I think it was planned. Remember those "fusion centers"?