October 14, 2015
Now that the report has highlighted the changes that need to be made in the St. Louis region, adjustments are in progress, sates the website.
“I think the report is helpful and a move in the right direction,” Dr. Andrea Boyles, author of “Race, Place, and Suburban Policing” and expert on black citizen-police conflict, said, “However, the report alone cannot solve racial problems. In essence, it is just information.”
The report is only a milestone on the path toward positive change for the region, according to The Ferguson Commission website.
According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, police departments across the state are going to enforce to their policemen and women to use the least amount of force necessary. Training and policies should favor the “least harmful decisions possible.
To help mend the relationship between the law enforcement and the community, a civilian review board will be put into place in order to meet the needs of the people, states the Newsweek website.
The report and future plans of the commission is just a step to, not only have a better community in the St. Louis region, but also to influence further reforms happening across America, the website states.
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