The San Jose Police Department has enacted a new policy requiring officers to document anytime they stop an individual, even if the stop does not result in an arrest. The policy, aimed at increasing transparency and gaining greater confidence of the public, refers to when officers initiate a stop, make someone sit on the curb, place them in handcuffs or force them to sit in the back of a police car. The policy change comes two years after San Jose’s Independent Police Auditor recommended the policy. In a telephone interview, San Jose’s Independent Police Auditor stated that the groundbreaing policy will produce benefits both for the departentt and for members of the community. To read more, go here.
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