What we heard from the community…
- They want assurance that the police officers who get hired by the SRPD have experience, training, and professionalism, and are evaluated to insure they are psychology fit for the job.
- They want our police officers to show empathy and compassion when interacting with residents.
- They want all police officers to have specific cultural trainings about the communities they serve, including recent immigrant communities.
- They want police officers to have racial and unconscious bias training and treat Latino/Hispanic community members with fairness.
- They want police officers to teach classes to the community about the law and their rights.
- They want better customer service from all police department employees.