Maryland workgroup holds first meeting to address police reform and accountability
STATE LEGISLATURE IS LOOKINGAT HOW POLICE HERE HAVE WORKEDTO BECOME MORE ACCOUNTABLE INRECENT YEARS.
TODAY THE'WORKGROUP TO ADDRESS POLICEREFORM AND ACCOUNTABILITY INMARYLAND' HELD THEIR FIRSTZOOM MEETING.
THE GROUP HASSEVERAL GOALS, WHICH INCLUDEHOW OFFICERS SHOULD USE D━ESCALATION TECHNIQUES INSTEADOF FORCE.
IT'S A SUBJECT ATLEAST ONE DELEGATE FOCUSED INON.
What I'm trying to findout is do we have a statute orlaw limiting use of force?
Wehave a framework.
The goal Ithink and the mandate of thetraining commission is createa framework.
I can speak toyour point that there's not aunified use of force matrixfor all the agencies in thestate of Marylan━ So no.━I can only tell you what'sgoing on hre in the CharlesCo.
Sheriff's office.
THEGROUP WAS FORMED AT THE STARTOF JUNE IN RESPONSE T
Maryland lawmakers say they’re focused on police reform ahead of next year’s legislative session.