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Please add any comments below regarding your thoughts on police oversight. <br />It's long overdue. I've observed police dealing with the public many times, in the course <br />of my own profession. I believe that they need further training in how to deal with <br />people with dignity and respect while still upholding the law and protecting the public <br />from potential bad actors. But if they just want to treat everyone like criminals from the <br />get go then they need to be rotated to another dept or field so they can get the break <br />from the streets they need or get some mental health assistance. Also, we must <br />acknowledge that police aren't the most suited for many of the situations that they are <br />currently expected to respond to. We need social workers, mental health specialists <br />people with crisis, problem solving and mediation skills who can respond to situations <br />that are not criminal or violent in nature. <br />As a Santa Ana resident I feel this is strongly needed in our neighborhoods. I grew up in <br />Santa Ana and came back to live here after I got married but my parents have lived here <br />for over 40 years. I feel that we need a lot more police presence including police <br />involvement with the community. In our neighborhood I constantly here cars speeding <br />by and racing. The neighborhoods are poorly lit and we hardly ever see a patrol pass by <br />to keep an eye on the neighborhood. We really need to crack down on cars that speed <br />through the neighborhood because there are families with small kids playing outside. We <br />also need more vigilance to decrease the graffiti and crime. <br />The police should work for the city and our elected officials should properly oversee. <br />Engaging the community is fine, but they should not administer discipline <br />We would be foolish to not understand the necessity of oversight on an institution that <br />has horrible ties to issues such as discrimination and brutality against its citizens. <br />Great idea to have the community participate to review and improve police officer <br />conduct <br />The City of Santa Ana should definitely create a police oversight committee to create <br />accountability for the department and improve community relations. <br />I believe it would do great help to the city! <br />The city needs to create a oversight committee to allow community feedback and <br />involvement. <br />The first issue is creating a commission that isn't compromised by the police. In other <br />countries, a different law enforcement agency must investigate. So, perhaps current or <br />ex‐FBI might be allowed on the commission. Certainly not just another local body with <br />the same biases as the police they are overseeing. I would cast a broad net to see how <br />this is done outside the US for instance. There's no reason we have to re‐invent the <br />wheel. Also, what role, if any, should Internal Affairs be involved? I think the concept of a <br />registry, similar to sex offenders should be considered. Officers are given equipment to <br />protect society, if misused, that is the highest level of betrayal and should be treated as <br />such.
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