A number of tech companies and nightlife spots have opened in the neighborhood. By 2007, several new community events had been organized. Several large Cincinnati companies, including Fifth Third Bank, Procter & Gamble and Kroger, announced support for reforms in the city, such as investment in schools and minority-hiring programs. Police behavior and protocols were investigated, and changes were made to improve training and interaction with the community. On the ten-year anniversary of the protests and civil unrest, Cincinnati Enquirer reported that "[t]he riots neither initiated the racial tension nor the police reforms, but accelerated both." Among the reforms were the following: Training officers to deal with "low-light situations" (such as the alley where Timothy Thomas was fatally shot). Training officers how to recognize suspects' potential mental health issues and how to interact with mentally ill people. Cincinnati patrol cars were equipped with computers to give police officers access to complete and detailed criminal records. Changes in the department's "foot pursuit policy," requiring officers to "assess whether a pursuit is appropriate, taking into consideration the seriousness of the offense, whether the suspect is armed and their ability to apprehend at a later date." Requiring officers to complete "contact cards" after traffic stops, noting details about the car's driver and passengers, including race. This change arose from complaints of racial profiling in traffic stops. The Citizens Complaint Authority was created in 2002 to independently review all "serious uses of force" by police officers. In late 2003 the city 'updated Tasers for all officers after the death of Nathaniel Jones, an African-American man with drugs in his system." Jones died after officers "hit him repeatedly with their batons." See also List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States References Citations Sources Further reading Upton, J. N., and J. L. Jeffries. “The 2001 Cincinnati Uprising,” International Journal of Africana Studies (2007), 13: 1-15, Cincinnati riots Cincinnati riots Cincinnati African-American history in Cincinnati 2000s in Cincinnati Riots and civil disorder in Cincinnati People shot dead by law enforcement officers in the United States April 2001 events in the United States History of racism in Ohio Black Lives Matter Law enforcement controversies in the United States