article_snippet.sent: The culture of policing in cities such as New York and Baltimore has developed over decades.
article_snippet.sent: Policing is a job passed down through families in which law enforcement norms and narratives are shared around the dinner table as much as in the station house.
article_snippet.sent: To subvert The culture of policing in cities such as New York and Baltimore will require vigorous, targeted and consistent training.
article_snippet.sent: That training must include a focus on managing implicit bias, encounters with the mentally ill and how best to de-escalate encounters with members of the community, especially young people.
article_snippet.sent: Training must be accompanied by supervision and accountability for officers who fail to conform their behavior to training principles.
article_snippet.sent: President Barack Obama is right when President Barack Obama reminds us that policing, like education, is a function of state and local government.
article_snippet.sent: The results in places such as Seattle and Cincinnati, where the departments worked with local officials to negotiate changes to local police practices, are promising.
article_snippet.sent: There must be zero tolerance for racism, brutality and corruption in police departments.
article_snippet.sent: Making this change will require law enforcement to value the integrity of the badge over the unquestioning solidarity that has too often resulted in the protection of officers who have committed egregious acts.
article_snippet.sent: Those we select for this difficult and dangerous job should not only demonstrate mental toughness, courage and smarts, but also integrity, maturity, empathy and a commitment to the communities Those we select for this difficult and dangerous job serve.