The Bakersfield Police Dept. in California will revise its policies after a state investigation found it violated the constitutional rights of residents by using unreasonable deadly force and conducting unnecessary arrests, searches, and other practices.
The changes include a ban of the use of electronic control weapons such as tasers on handcuffed individuals, and requiring officers to avoid restraining a subject face down whenever possible, according to a stipulated judgment reached between the city and the California Department of Justice.
• Lacking a comprehensive community policing program.The department also will focus on ensuring that residents who do not speak English are provided with meaningful police services. According to the 2020 Census, 50.2% of Bakersfield's population of 403,455 reported being of Hispanic or Latino origin.The agreement will require the department to revise how it uses police dogs.
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