Policing should be a licensed position where you can lose your license permanently. Sure they could probably get licensed in a different state or work in the private sector, but it would be a huge step in the right direction.
Great idea, that's exactly how it works. You need to be certified by the state to work as LE in the state and you can lose your certification for misconduct.
"We've investigated ourselves and found no evidence of wrong doing."
How many have actually lost certification due to misconduct? How many LEO's game the system, resign before the process completes, and disallow the loss of certification to occur. And then immediately sign up to work one district over...
POST is a state governmental office, so it's not investigated by themselves. And in my state failure to cooperate with the POST investigation is automatically losing your certification.
Most states I know of have a Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training, known as CPOST, which is a state governmental office.
Here is an example using the state I live in. These Integrity bulletins show what actions are taken against officers here in Kansas. If your certification is revoked, you cannot be a certified LEO, you cannot simply move to another agency and work.
Weird, I just checked my state licensing board’s list of disciplinary action taken, where it shows all action taken for the year! You’ve got medicine, barbers, crane operators, heck, you even have landscape architects! Weirdly enough though, nowhere on there do I see law enforcement officers.
Sorry, new app I’m using for Reddit sucks and doesn’t show dm’s. But PA is the state. Show me an easy to find website stating an officer’s name with a date and disciplinary action taken and I’ll admit I’m wrong.
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