Scores of New York Police Department officers are being sent to a new $750 million police academy fo

Описание: (4 May 2015) VOICE-OVER
THE CHOKEHOLD DEATH OF ERIC GARNER HAS LEFT MANY NEW YORKERS WARY OVER INTERACTIONS WITH POLICE. ENFORCEMENT OF LOW-LEVEL CRIMES, ESPECIALLY WITHIN MINORITY COMMUNITIES HAS LED TO ALLEGATIONS OF BROKEN POLICING.
SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin B. Tucker, First Deputy Police Commissioner:
"Garner certainly opened our eyes."
A MASSIVE RETRAINING OF NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS IS NOW UNDERWAY. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GOT AN EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT THE COURSE, WHICH INVOLVES 35,000 DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL.
SOUNDBITE (English) Benjamin B. Tucker, First Deputy Police Commissioner:
"We decided it made sense to change our how our officers receive their in-service training."
PART OF THAT TRAINING IS A THREE-DAY REFRESHER COURSE AIMED AT DISCOURAGING VERBAL ABUSE AND NEEDLESS PHYSICAL FORCE. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON HOW TO DIFFUSE A SITUATION.
SOUNDBITE (English) Lt. Suzanne St. Jacques, Course Instructor:
"We want to talk people into their cuffs. We want to talk them into compliance."
THE INSTRUCTORS DON'T MENTION GARNER, BUT THE CASE HANGS HEAVY OVER THE PROGRAM.
UPSOUND: Lt. Bobby Lorne Sheppard, Course Instructor:
"What we haven't worked on is a non-violent, non-cooperative situations. How do we deal with people?"
THE COURSE ALSO INCLUDESs ROLE PLAY WHERE OFFICERS APPLY CLASSROOM LESSONS IN HOLLYWOOD-STYLE CITYSCAPE.
UPSOUND - DWI CHECKPOINT SIMULATION
SOUNDBITE (English) Detective Leonardo Pino, Course Instructor:
"In my experience I realize that if I try to meet his tone with my tone, it doesn't get better. I realize I have to try and bring the person down to me."
STILL, SOME IN THE COMMUNITY WORRY THE TRAINING WILL SIMPLY TAKE THE PLACE OF MUCH-NEEDED REFORM.
SOUNDBITE (English) Monifa Bandele of Communities United for Police Reform:
"There really needs to be a mechanism in place so that when someone violates what they learned in training or they violate the law, that they're held accountable to that and that there are some actions that will help protect communities."
OTHER ASPECTS OF THE PROGRAM INCLUDE THE LATEST TACTICS FOR TAKING DOWN SUSPECTS WITHOUT PUTTING PRESSURE ON THE NECK OR CHEST.
THE MESSAGE HERE_ TO KEEP COOL AND BE NICE.
LUKE SHERIDAN -- ASSOCIATED PRESS

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