A new proposed model policy on use of force is intended to reduce police shootings. (Russell Contreras/ AP)A group of 11 national police organizations issued a new model policy Tuesday for police departments nationwide that for the first time incorporates the concept of “de-escalation” when an officer is facing the choice of using deadly force. [Protocol for reducing police shootings draws sharp backlash from unions, chiefs group]So the two national groups convened a summit of police organizations, including the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, the National Organization of Women Law Enforcement Executives, groups of federal, tactical and investigative officers and other police trade groups. He said “the idea of the model policy was to be inclusive and to build a model that anyone could take and pick from it what is useful to them, whether it’s a small town department or a university police department” or larger agency. This is a national consensus policy.

Source: Washington Post January 17, 2017 16:08 UTC