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Attorney general reveals proposals for statewide police reform

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Attorney general reveals proposals for statewide police reform
Attorney general reveals proposals for statewide police reform
Ashley Zavala reports

LEVEL ALSO CALIFORNIA ATTORNEYGENERAL JAVIER BECERRA TODAYROLLED OUT HIS PROPOSAL.

FOXFORTY'S ASHLEY ZAVALAEXPLAINS.AND THERE ARE FORMS. GOT TOBE ME.CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY GENERALHAVE BEST SAID ON MONDAYANNOUNCED HIS PROPOSALS FORPOLICE DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THESTATE AMONG THEM A PROPOSAL TODECERTIFY POLICE OFFICERS FORSERIOUS MISCONDUCT.

SYSTEM THESTATE DOES NOT HAVE SAYS WHATTHAT LOOKS LIKE IS TO BEDETERMINED IT COULD TAKE ANYNUMBER OFYOU COULD PICK UP OTHERPROFESSIONS THAT REQUIRECERTIFICATION OR LICENSE E.CERTAINLY THERE WOULD BE A DUEPROCESS REQUIREMENT ANY EASTERPATIENT.

THERE WOULD BE ACOLLECTION FACTS AND EVIDENCETHE ATTORNEY GENERAL ALSOCALLING ON AGENCIES TO REQUIREOFFICERS TO INTERVENE UPANOTHER IS USING EXCESSIVEFORCE ALONG WITH A BAN ON THEUSE OF THE CHOKEHOLD TECHNIQUEAND LIMITING THE USE OFCANINES BUT SAID I WANTAGENCIES TO PLACE LIMITS ONHOW OFFICERS RESPOND TO CROWDCONTROL TACTICS WITH GUIDANCEON RUBBER BULLETS TEAR GAS ANDBATONS HE ALSO SUGGESTS THESTATE RE EXAMINE THE ROLE OFPOLICE IN ADDRESSINGHOMELESSNESS AND MENTAL HEALTHISSUES, HE SAYS OFFICERS ARENOT TRAINED TO BE SOCIALWORKERS OR MENTAL HEALTHSPECIALISTS, THEIR TRAIN.TO PROTECT AND THEY ARETRAINED TO USE FORCE ASKEDABOUT RECONSIDERING OFFICERSQUALIFIED IMMUNITY WHICHUSUALLY PROTECTS THEM IN USEOF FORCE CASES AND THE IDEA OFAPPOINTING INDEPENDENTPROSECUTORS TO REVIEW DEADLYFORCE CASES BUT SAID SAYSEVERYTHING SHOULD BE ON THETABLE.I WELCOME ALL DON'T WILLGET ADOPTED OTHERS LONG.IN SACRAMENTO, ASHLEYZAVALA FOX 40 NEWS.SOME OF THOSE CHANGES WILLGO INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY

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