Updated: 11:08 PM EST February 2, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS A bill focused on police oversight is on its way to the Indiana Senate.
House Bill 1006, which would add de-escalation training as a mandatory part of police departments use-of-force training, passed the House on its third reading Tuesday. The de-escalation training would become a mandated part of pre-basic training, mandatory in-service training and the executive training program, the bill states.
For officers in the field, the bill would make it a misdemeanor crime for an officer to intentionally turn off a body-worn camera while attempting to cover up a crime.
The bill also defines a chokehold and classifies it as an act of deadly force.