Crime, Law and Justice

Growing number of police departments training cops on how to intervene with colleagues

Police are required by law to stop fellow officers engaged in misconduct. However, they often aren't trained in how to do it.

Screenshot from body camera.
A body-camera video from former Minneapolis police officer Tou Thao shows bystanders repeatedly plead with officers to get off George Floyd. Minneapolis police are one of a few hundred departments that have adopted a training to intervene with colleagues. However, it’s not clear how many MPD officers have received it.
Courtesy of Hennepin County District Court file