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Bill would require California police K-9 units to meet POST canine guidelines; critics say standards are inadequate
Summary
AB 400 would require all law enforcement agencies with K-9 units to meet statewide standards recently published by POST; police associations and sheriffs supported the bill, while civil-rights groups and public defenders opposed, saying the standards repeat weak agency policies and fail to prevent racialized and excessive uses of canines.
Assemblymember Pacheco presented AB 400, which would require all law-enforcement agencies operating K-9 units to meet canine standards published by the Commission on Peace Officers' Standards and Training (POST), including training, use-of-force standards and handler requirements.
"AB 400 will require that all law enforcement agencies with K-9 units meet the statewide standards established by POST for these programs, ensuring consistency, accountability, and excellence," Pacheco said, calling the measure…
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