Rethinking policing: How Tempe de-escalation class changes officer behavior
Tempe police redesigned their training on de-escalation techniques, and Arizona State University researchers studied the results finding changes in body language, rapport, and even how often tickets were issued.
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TEMPE, AZ â Tempe police redesigned their training on de-escalation techniques, and Arizona State University researchers studied the results finding changes in body language, rapport, and even how often tickets were issued.
More than 100 Tempe officers went through the one-day training in 2020, just before the pandemic started.
ASU researchers, led by Criminal Justice Professor Michael White, studied how the training played out on the streets. Over four months, they watched hundreds of hours of body-cam video from trained officers. The ASU team compared those videos to videos of untrained officers and inputted 140 categories of information.
Tempe police officer receives disciplinary action following controversial stop
The Tempe Police Department said a controversial officer will stay on the job following a settlement that is set to cost taxpayers $300,000. Author: Niala Charles Updated: 3:44 AM MST December 11, 2020
TEMPE, Ariz. The Tempe Police Department said a controversial officer will stay on the job following a settlement that is set to cost taxpayers $300,000.
In August, Officer Ronald Kerzaya was placed under investigation after he held Hawthorn Suites hotel employee, Tre Cumpian, at gunpoint while he was instructed to go after a suspect that didn’t match this employee’s description.
Kerzaya was called to the hotel to look for an armed white man, but stopped Cumpian instead, even though he is Black and was in uniform. After the internal investigation, he was found to be in violation of policy.