Procedural Justice: Taking The Ego Out Of Policing [NPR.org]

Having served on a Police-Community Relations committee, over 40 years ago, and on a dispute resolution team, as well, I think this is an [implemented in one locale] idea whose time has come. It would go a long way in giving police and communities their own "Critical Incident Stress Debriefing" process, done collaboratively! We had an informal, but similar process when I worked as an Aviation Public Safety officer, about 30 years ago, although an airfield isn't quite like a residential neighborhood, or city block. It certainly gives everyone whose Hypothalamic- Pituitary-Adrenal axis might start pumping adrenaline, an option, and with habitual use, a Resilience builder, too! Measuring the positive outcomes of this, to establish an "evidence base" on its effectiveness, would also help to set an appropriate 'national standard' for police behavior. When I participated in a Non-Abusive Physical Intervention (NAPI) training, at our state hospital, I learned the NAPI program developer had also taught a Humane Self-Defense techniques for Law Enforcement course, as well.