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Finalists recount past misconduct cases and describe accountability measures
Summary
Candidates described past experiences dealing with officer misconduct — internal reports, early-warning systems, outside investigations and, in one case, termination — and urged use of training, technology and transparency to improve accountability.
At the town hall, finalists detailed examples from their careers when officers engaged in misconduct or when their departments faced public distrust, and they described steps taken to ensure accountability. Michael Trail said he testified in a Department of Justice civil-rights investigation while working in the Pittsburgh area and recounted discovering a current officer abusing a mobile data terminal. Trail said he removed the…
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