An analysis of Durham Police Departments and observations of the OIG-NYPD illustrates the impacts of changes on training or legislation on police force use. An observation is made between 2014 and 2015 for the AYPD police department and 2010, 2015 for NYPD. The observations indicate a similar trend with notable differences in the statistics exhibited in the departments.
NYPD operated under the recommendations of the CCRB for many years before 2014. However, the OIG-NYPD came to analyze 179 cases with a total of 207 allegations where excessive force was used. He realized that the recommendations had contributed significantly to the allegations, including the preponderance of evidence in misconduct and objective reasoning of circumstance totality (Pter & Eure, 2015). CCRB recommendations had played a big role in these regulations, and NYPD opted to stop following the recommendations and observed some changes.
NYPD had employed excessive force in dealing with investigative matters before the changes were made in 2014. They failed to impart discipline even with proof of excessive force exhibited. In 104 cases, no discipline was imposed in 34 cases when handling the cases. 35.6% indicate unwarranted excessive force substantiation by police actions in different circumstances (Wright, 2016). However, the cases were even worse in the year before 2014, where allegations suggest 44& unwarranted excessive force usage. A downward trend was observed after January 2014 with an observed rate of 11.1% of the drop in the cases of indiscipline use of force.
OIG-NYPD observed that the CCRB recommendation on discipline had misled the department, and the situations where NYPD downgraded the recommendations, it flourished. The trend on the downward movement of the indisciplined use of force went beyond the CCRB chocked places.
The NYPD case involves an analysis of combat hits by the police on suspects during excessive arm usage. The trends in the LAPD cases involved with excessive forces took a new trend in 2015, with significant elements of some repetitions occurring (Lipp, 2015). First, hit incidents were slightly higher than the previous three years but lower than in 2011. However, research shows that 2015 had the lowest when analyzing rounds of gunfire per incident. Further, there is evidence of greater mental problems with the suspects associated with the hit in 2015.
Research also indicates a slightly flat or decreasing rate of suspect injuries in the total number of hits. A reduction is encountered in the rate of suspect influence on the hit by the police. A high rate of Spanish ethnicity is observed in the police who committed the hits. Most of the figures display a downward trend in the negative statistics involving Police hits.
In summary, it is possible to say learning or adoption of different legislation concerning the use of force is on the positive trend of reducing associated vice. Statistics from LAPD indicate a slower trend in achieving this, but positive observations have been made. The changes in the statistics exhibited by NYPD portray an indication of what can happen over time if learning is used in approaching police-suspect encounters. A significant disparity, however, is observed between the two departments, but similarities can be observed.
References
Wright, A. (2016). Police interactions with individuals with developmental disabilities: Use of force, training, and implicit bias. Training, and Implicit Bias (May 18, 2016).
Peters, M. G., & Eure, P. K. (2015). Police Use of Force in New York City: Findings and Recommendations on NYPD’s Policies and Practices. Office of the Inspector General for the NYPD (OIG-NYPD).
Lipp, R. (2015). Protest policing in New York City: Balancing safety and expression. Harv. L. & Poly Rev., 9, 275.