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The Pullman Police Department will host its second Citizen Academy beginning Feb. 3. The program was designed in the wake of summer 2020. The department was encouraged to host a Black Lives Matter Summit, which evolved into a public safety summit, said Stephanie Rink, Pullman Police Advisory Committee chair. During the summit, community members said. ....
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The Pullman Police Advisory Committee brainstormed ideas for a community survey to collect input about known areas of success and improvement for the Pullman Police Department. David Makin, committee member and WSU associate professor of criminal justice and criminology, said the survey could focus on the public’s view of policing or it could take a narrower approach on specific police interactions. The committee agreed the survey should collect data from Pullman residents who have had direct contact with police officers. Direct contact could include being pulled over, being a victim of a crime or dialing 911, Makin said. The survey would have a section to submit the badge number of the officer. ....
The Pullman Police Advisory Committee will tackle discussions on mental health and will provide updates concerning the Pullman Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy during its virtual monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. March 8. Mike Berney, executive director of Palouse River Counseling, will be the mental health guest speaker. He said he will provide an overview of how mental health crises are addressed in the community. This includes how PRC staff work with officers and other first responders during debriefing sessions. “[Mental health] is really a very wide continuum of potential issues,” he said. Berney said he will also discuss the state’s Involuntary Treatment Act and its connection to mental health crises. ....
Use-of-force policy changes Pullman Police Chief Gary Jenkins said he recently revised Pullman PD’s policy manual, and the Pullman Police Officers’ Guild is currently reviewing it. As part of the new use-of-force policy, the manual identifies what a chokehold is and prohibits officers from using it. Jenkins said chokeholds will only be used in cases where deadly force would be authorized. These changes will be implemented next month. The revised manual also includes an intervention policy, he said. This will ensure use-of-force incidents are documented and handled properly through the review and response process. “Officers are required to intervene if they observe another officer using excessive force … and also required for them to report that as well,” he said. ....