It’s a cornucopia of police and criminal justice reform provisions from implementing stress management programs for officers to separating juveniles from adults in prison.
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A Senate bill banning the use of chokeholds and altering residency requirements for Kansas City police officers is moving on to the House.
"We all want to know what’s happening in our communities, and we should hold our government to high standards of transparency."
"If police residency moves forward it is imperative that police reform does as well."
A sweeping police reform bill, seeking to increase accountability among officers and departments across the state, garnered support from law enforcement organizations during a committee hearing Monday.
"Together, we have a real opportunity to create a Missouri that holds the welfare of the people as its supreme law."
“We’re talking about the violent crime that’s becoming prevalent not only in St. Louis and Kansas City but other areas too.”
"My police career showed me that to reduce crime, we need to focus on building a better relationship between officers and our communities."
The reforms would need to be done legislatively, but Rep. Steve Roberts is gathering information and attempting to glean support from the other side of the aisle in the interim.