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Commission adopts revised biased‑policing policy to add 'actual or perceived' and religion
Summary
The Police Commission adopted revisions to Department General Order 5.17 on Feb. 22, 2012, adding 'actual or perceived' language and expressly including religion as a protected category; the change won support from the OCC and community groups and passed by voice vote.
The San Francisco Police Commission voted on Feb. 22, 2012, to adopt revisions to Department General Order 5.17, the SFPD policy prohibiting biased policing. The changes add "actual or perceived" language to protected categories and explicitly include religion among prohibited bases for biased policing.
Captain Greg McEachern, commanding officer of Risk Management, and Samira Marion of…
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