▁have ▁increased ▁fire ar ms ▁training ▁and ▁def ensive ▁tact ics ▁training , ▁because ▁we ▁want ▁to ▁create ▁strong , ▁effective ▁police ▁officers ▁who ▁have ▁the ▁confidence ▁that ▁they ▁don ' t ▁[ need ] ▁to ▁behave ▁in ▁an ▁int im id ating ▁manner . ▁When ▁someone ▁has ▁confidence , ▁that ▁helps ▁de es cal ate ▁as ▁well . ▁I ▁think ▁that ▁when ▁we ▁were ▁too ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁boot ▁camp ▁method ▁of ▁training , ▁it ▁det ract ed ▁away ▁from ▁our ▁ability ▁to ▁train ▁officers ▁to ▁be ▁critical ▁think ers ... ▁What ▁we ▁have ▁tried ▁to ▁shift ▁towards ▁is ▁officer ▁training , ▁where ▁you ▁focus ▁on ▁critical ▁thinking ▁and ▁confidence ." ▁ ▁A ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Union ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁ideas ▁in ▁the ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁President ' s ▁Commission ▁" will ▁significantly ▁improve ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁and ▁the ▁communities ▁they ▁serve " ▁and ▁that ▁" For ▁us ▁to ▁see ▁meaning ful ▁change , ▁local ▁authorities ▁must ▁first ▁implement ▁data ▁collection ▁systems ▁to ▁improve ▁trans par ency , ▁use ▁of ▁force ▁policies ▁that ▁emphas ize ▁de - es cal ation , ▁er ad icate ▁all ▁forms ▁of ▁bi ased ▁polic ing , ▁and ▁improve ▁community ▁eng agement ▁and ▁o vers ight ▁to ▁provide ▁account ability ." ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁Baltimore ▁protest s , ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁said ▁that ▁" It ' s ▁in ▁[ the ▁interest ▁of ▁police ▁officers ] ▁to ▁root ▁out