Delray Beach police officers train to hold each other accountable

Delray Beach police officers train to hold each other accountable

New training for Delray Beach police officers is designed to encourage them to speak up and step in when something isn’t right.

POLICE OFFICERS.

IT'S TRAININGTO ENCOURAGE OFFICERS TO SPEAKUP AND STEP IN WHEN SOMETHINGISNOF GEORGE FLOYD IN MAY, -DEPARTMENTS NATIONWIDE HAVESTARTED DISCUSSIONS..

ANDRE-EXAMINED POLICIES.

SOUTHCOUNTY REPORTER MIRANDACHRISTIAN TAKES A CLOSER LOOKAT THE DELRAY BEACH TRAINING.<< (NAT) IN SMALL GROUPS&DELRAY BEACH POLICE OFFICERSARE GOING THROUGH WHAT ISCALLED..

"EPIC" TRAINING.

.50IT MEANS ETHICAL POLICINGCOURAGEOUS TRAINING SERGEANTPAUL WEBER SAYS OFFICERS ARELEARNING HOW TO HOLD EACHOTHER ACCOUNTABLE&AND WHEN TOSTEP IN.

THE DEPARTMENTCHANGED THEIR USE OF FORCEPOLICY..

ADDING THE DUTY TOINTERVENE.

2.55 THAT IS A PARTOF WHAT EPIC IS ABOUT, THEDUTY TO INTERVENE OFFICERS ARETAUGHT HOW TO REACT WITH ONEANOTHER ON CALLS AND INTERVENEWHEN NEEDED.

10.36 THE OLDSAYING IS TWO HEADS IS BETTERTHAN ONE, AND WHAT IT DOES ISIT PROVIDES YOU WITH ADIFFERENT SET OF EYES AND ADIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE CHIEFJAVARO SIMS SAYS COVID-19DELAYED THEIR EPIC TRAINING&BUT AFTER THE DEATH OF GEORGEFLOYD, THE DEPARTMENT FOUND AWAY TO TRAIN ALL 166 OFFICERS11.14 WHAT THAT TELLS ME IS WEARE MOVING IN THE RIGHTDIRECTION CHIEF SIMS SAYS THETRAINING GOES BEYOND WORK ANDASKS OFFICERS TO CARRY THISMENTALITY INTO PERSONAL LIVES.HE SAYS THIS WILL ALSO IMPROVETHE CULTURE WITHIN THE POLICEFORCE.

12.28 IT INCREASES THECHECKS AND BALANCES OF ONEANOTHER 2.27 YOU LOOK AT ASHAVING THE ABILITY HAVE 166BACKUP OFFICERS WEBER SAYSOFFICERS ARE ASKED TO BECOURAGEOUS ON-DUTY EVERY DAY -AND THEY ARE ALSO BE ASKED TOSTEP IN WHEN SOMETHING'S NOTRIGHT.

3.31 THAT IS WHERE THECOURAGEOUS PART OF EPIC COMESIN, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THECOURAGE TO SEE IT ANDRECOGNIZE IT BUT ALSO STEP UPAND DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT INDB MC WPTV NC5.