Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover.
After several months of discussion regarding the use of force, workforce development and community policing, the State of Delaware Law Enforcement Accountability Task Force Subcommittee released recommendations for consideration by the full task force regarding methods to address police reform. The recommendations related to use of force, training, collection of data, feedback from personnel and funding.
“The nine recommendations presented here are the product of months of data analysis, listening sessions, dialogue, discussions and healthy debate among subcommittee members, each of whom participated thoughtfully and professionally in our deliberations,” Michelle Taylor, Subcommittee Chair, wrote in the report. “Of course, as is always the case when a diverse group of citizens gathers to consider a weighty issue, such as law enforcement reform, it is not unusual that there will be diversity of opinion; in fact, it is welcome. In the final analysis, the majority of the subcommittee members came together as a group on most issues, as is reflected in the vote record in our report. And, in every case, no matter the individual’s vote, every subcommittee member acted from conscience and in the best interest of the community, as he or she believes that interest to be.”