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Baltimore riots report: Police must train for 'large-scale critical incidents'
Yahoo! News ^ | Nov. 17, 2015 | Henry Gass

Posted on 11/18/2015 4:16:52 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster

Baltimore riots report: Police must train for 'large-scale critical incidents'

The long-term challenge confronting police departments – and not just in Baltimore after the Freddie Gray riots – is how to ensure that officers are ready for demonstrations that turn violent.

By Henry Gass

11 hours ago

A report by a reputable law enforcement think tank not only found "major shortcomings" in how Baltimore police responded to riots in the city in April, but also suggested how other police departments can learn from Baltimore's mistakes.

The Baltimore Police Department contracted the Police Executive Research Forum, in Washington, to conduct the review. PERF's findings were detailed in a 79-page report, released Monday.

While the review concerns how BPD responded to civil unrest in Baltimore, the report also finds lessons with "national implications" from the death of Freddie Gray, a young black man who incurred fatal injuries while in police custody, and its fallout.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: baltimore; freddiegray; riot

1 posted on 11/18/2015 4:16:52 AM PST by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster; Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Bal’more ping, hon.


2 posted on 11/18/2015 4:29:25 AM PST by momtothree
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To: TigerLikesRooster
maybe next time, don't give the thugs ROOM TO DESTROY!!!
3 posted on 11/18/2015 5:11:51 AM PST by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -w- NO Pity for the LAZY - Luke, 22:36)
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To: TigerLikesRooster; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...

Maryland “Freak State” PING!


4 posted on 11/18/2015 5:36:11 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Democrats and GOP-e: a difference of degree, not philosophy)
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To: TigerLikesRooster

Does that include beating up or shooting the serfs who dare to leave their homes after the receive a ‘shelter in place’ order?


5 posted on 11/18/2015 6:00:03 AM PST by dljordan (WhoVoltaire: "To find out who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.")
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To: dljordan
maryland remains THE Freak state. Escape while you still can. It is hopeless there.
6 posted on 11/18/2015 8:11:11 AM PST by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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