Sometime this spring, City Council may vote on legislation that will dramatically change the way Rochester handles accusations of police misconduct. While activists have been pushing for reform for decades, for the past two years there’s been a particularly concerted effort, and city officials have now come up with two proposals. One, from Mayor Lovely […]
Rochester police use of force
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Police training program challenged
More than a dozen local activists concerned about police use of force gathered at the Rochester Police Locust Club on Monday to protest plans to have officers participate in a controversial training program. The Locust Club is paying for training by the Force Science Institute. At Monday’s protest, activist Jazper Titus said training should instead […]
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Police-review leaders want change
Leaders of the Center for Dispute Settlement, which operates Rochester’s current police oversight process, say they would support having a neutral, trained, outside investigator or agency handle investigations of civilian complaints against police involving shootings or personal injuries.
