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Policy and Training FAQs
- How often does the Rockford Police Department provide training to its officers?
- Are Rockford Police Officers trained in de-escalation techniques and how to use peaceful conflict resolution strategies?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to use de-escalation?
- What is the Rockford Police Department’s policy on the use of chokeholds or strangleholds?
- What is the Rockford Police Department’s policy on using restraint techniques such as “hog-tying?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to intervene if they witness another officer using unreasonable force?
- What actions would the Rockford Police Department take against an officer who fails to intervene?
- Does the Rockford Police Department have a clear and enforced use-of-force continuum detailing what use of force techniques and weapons are acceptable in a wide variety of civilian-police interactions
- . Are Rockford Police Officers ever allowed to use excessive or unreasonable force?
- Are Rockford Police Officers prohibited from shooting at moving vehicles?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to exhaust every possible option before using deadly force?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to give a verbal warning to civilians before drawing their firearm?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to give a verbal warning before shooting?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to exhaust all other means before using deadly force?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to report each time they use force against a civilian?
- Are Rockford Police Officers required to report each time they point a firearm at a civilian?
- Does the Rockford Police Department utilize an early intervention system to identify officers that may have used unreasonable force?
- Do Rockford Police Officers use body-worn cameras?
- What is the Rockford Police Department’s policy on transporting civilians who are under arrest?
- Are Rockford Police Officers trained to provide medical attention to persons who are injured during an officer’s use of force?
- Does the Department do a background investigation on candidates ensuring they don't have a history of abuse, racism, xenophobia, homophobia, transphobia or discrimination?
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