The Task Force on 21st Century Policing: Building Trust between our Communities and Police
The Task Force conducted public listening sessions across the country, received testimony from more than 100 witnesses representing a wide range of law enforcement officials, civil rights advocates, community and faith leaders, academics, and others, and considered hundreds of written submissions. Since the Task Force’s final report was released in May 2015, it has become a foundational document serving as an anchor for an ongoing national discussion on policing reform. Major law enforcement and civic organizations have undertaken leadership roles in bringing the Task Force report’s key findings to the attention of their hundreds of thousands of members, featuring the report at training sessions and annual conferences. Additionally, more than 30 state and territorial peace officer standards and training (POST) commissions are reviewing their training curricula based on the Task Force report and have started making changes.
Following the release of the Task Force report, the White House and the Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) convened the first of many forums of elected officials, police executives, and community members to jointly discuss the Task Force recommendations and share strategies for implementation. In May of this year, the COPS office issued a report highlighting progress in the first year since the Task Force issued its recommendations.
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