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Houston police department has new reform policies. Here s what they entail.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner announces new policies that will be implemented for Houston Police Department.Courtesy City of Houston
On Thursday, Mayor Sylvester Turner stood with new Houston Police Chief Troy Finner and other city leaders to announce new policies intended to reform policing in the city of Houston.
Turner said during the press conference that the changes will ensure that police and the community are on the same page. Watch the full press conference below.
The new changes were developed by the Mayor s Task Force on Policing Reform, which is comprised of 45 people who are focused on finding actionable ways to help the police department improve its crisis aversion methods and promote community policing, per Chloe Alexander at KHOU.