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LEAP panel recommends body cameras among scores of police reform proposals Police car lights. (Credit: aaron anderer/flickr)
Body cameras, increased recruitment of minorities and increased transparency were among the recommendations of the Riverhead Law Enforcement Advisory Panel (LEAP), which on Friday released its preliminary draft of the Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Plan (PRRCP) in accordance with an executive order from Governor Andrew Cuomo last year.
The order required all municipalities to conduct a similar plan and came in the wake of the police-involved death of George Floyd in Minnesota, which was captured on video and led to protests taking place throughout the nation.
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Pictured Above: At a June 1, 2020 vigil for George Floyd at Stotzky Park in Riverhead
The lack of officers of color and of communication between the police and communities they serve has been on the minds of residents who’ve spoken up at the latest law enforcement public listening sessions in Riverhead and on the North Fork, as East End town task forces prepare reports required by New York State.
These task forces are being convened all over the state under an executive order issued by Governor Andrew Cuomo last June, in the wake of the worldwide protests over the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, requiring municipal law enforcement agencies to review policing practices “to promote community engagement, to foster trust, fairness, and legitimacy, and to address any racial bias and disproportionate policing of communities of color.”
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