Amid nationwide protests, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order outlining police reforms, Tuesday, June 16. He also said he met with several families who have lost loved ones in deadly encounters with police officers.
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READ MORE: The order will encourage “police departments nationwide to adopt the highest professional standards to serve their communities. These standards will be as high and as strong as there is on Earth,” said the president.
The measure also calls for certification bodies to train officers on de-escalation techniques and use of force standards.
Another part of the order pushes for creating so-called co-respondent services, a system in which officers would pair with social workers when responding to nonviolent calls, by directing “federal funding to support officers in dealing with homeless individuals, and those who have mental illness and substance abuse problems,” said Trump. “We will provide more resources for co-responders, such as social workers who can help officers manage these complex encounters.”
Trump did not address the linkage of systemic racism to police brutality, an issue cited by demonstrators across the country.
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