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Include Social Interaction Training in POST


POST shall ensure that basic police officer training
includes lessons to improve social interaction as well as
tactical skills. Topics shall include critical thinking, social
intelligence, implicit bias, fair and impartial policing,
historical trauma, and other topics that address capacity
to build trust and legitimacy in diverse communities and
offer better skills for gaining compliance without the use
of physical force.
(Adapted from Recommendation 5.7 of Presidential Task
Force on 21st Century Policing report)

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FTF Co-Chairs and Community Partners Call for Swift Policy Action

Residents Call for Policy Change, Regional Leaders Must Rise to the Challenge Forward Through Ferguson co-chairs, Rebeccah Bennett and Zachary Boyers, and 30 community partners call on policy and decision makers to deliver swift action on Ferguson Commission Calls to Action.  Read the full statement on Medium, or download a pdf here. “Unfortunately, we’ve been…

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Opportunity for a New Approach to Public Safety in St. Louis

An open letter to Mayor Lyda Krewson from Rebeccah Bennett and Zachary Boyers, Co-chairs of Forward Through Ferguson, on the public safety opportunity in front of our region. Click here to download a pdf of the open letter. Mayor Krewson, The retirement of Police Chief Sam Dotson represents a new day for public safety in St. Louis….

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