LAPD police revise training after Vicious Stanley Miller Beating
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Still NO Officers Disciplined in his case
Facing
criticism that its officers too often turn to rough tactics or
violence, the Police Department on Tuesday said it will revise training
for recruits to make sure they know how to step in if one of their own
loses control on the job. The change comes 3½ months after car-theft
suspect Stanley Miller, who was clubbed repeatedly with a steel
flashlight by an officer after he appeared to surrender after a
videotaped car-and-foot chase. Prosecutors are considering whether to
file criminal charges against the officers involved. The training will
teach aspiring officers to jump in when a colleague appears to be
overreacting or out of control when dealing with a citizen or suspect.
The instruction will favor role-playing methods over traditional
classroom lectures and note-taking. [more ] and [more ]