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10 Shared Principles

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    Adoption of 10 Shared Principles by Berwyn  Police Department

    NOW BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that we affirm the following principles regarding the relationship between law enforcement and the communities and people they serve in Illinois: We value the life of every person and consider life to be the highest value. All persons should be treated with dignity and respect. This is another foundational value. We reject discrimination toward any person that is based on race, ethnicity, religion, color, nationality, immigrant status, sexual orientation, gender, disability, or familial status. We endorse the six pillars in the report of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The first pillar is to build and rebuild trust through procedural justice, transparency, accountability, and honest recognition of past and present obstacles. We endorse the four pillars of procedural justice, which are fairness, voice (i.e., an opportunity for citizens and police to believe they are heard), transparency, and impartiality. We endorse the values inherent in community policing, which includes community partnerships involving law enforcement, engagement of police officers with residents outside of interaction specific to enforcement of laws, and problem-solving that is collaborative, not one-sided. We believe that developing strong ongoing relationships between law enforcement and communities of color at the leadership level and street level will be the keys to diminishing and eliminating racial tension. We believe that law enforcement and community leaders have a mutual responsibility to encourage all citizens to gain a better understanding and knowledge of the law to assist them in their interactions with law enforcement officers. We support diversity in police departments and in the law enforcement profession. Law enforcement and communities have a mutual responsibility and should work together to make a concerted effort to recruit diverse police departments. We believe de-escalation training should be required to ensure the safety of community members and officers. We endorse using de-escalation tactics to reduce the potential for confrontations that endanger law enforcement officers and community members; and the principle that human life should be taken only as a last resort;POR LO TANTO, SE RESUELVE que reafirmamos los siguientes principios con respecto a la relación entre las fuerzas del orden y las comunidades y personas a las que sirven en Illinois: Valoramos la vida de cada persona y consideramos que la vida es el valor supremo. Todas las personas deben ser tratadas con dignidad y respeto. Este es otro valor fundamental. Rechazamos la discriminación hacia cualquier persona por motivos de raza, origen étnico, religión, color, nacionalidad, estatus migratorio, orientación sexual, género, discapacidad o situación familiar. Respaldamos los seis pilares del informe del Grupo de Trabajo del Presidente sobre la Policía del Siglo XXI. El primer pilar consiste en construir y reconstruir la confianza mediante la justicia procedimental, la transparencia, la rendición de cuentas y el reconocimiento honesto de los obstáculos pasados ​​y presentes. Respaldamos los cuatro pilares de la justicia procedimental: equidad, voz (es decir, la oportunidad para que los ciudadanos y los policías sientan que son escuchados), transparencia e imparcialidad. Respaldamos los valores inherentes a la policía comunitaria, lo que incluye asociaciones comunitarias que involucren a las fuerzas del orden, la interacción de los agentes de policía con los residentes más allá de las situaciones específicas de aplicación de la ley, y la resolución de problemas de manera colaborativa y no unilateral. Creemos que desarrollar relaciones sólidas y continuas entre las fuerzas del orden y las comunidades de color, tanto a nivel de liderazgo como a nivel de calle, será clave para disminuir y eliminar la tensión racial. Creemos que las fuerzas del orden y los líderes comunitarios tienen la responsabilidad mutua de alentar a todos los ciudadanos a adquirir un mejor conocimiento y comprensión de la ley, para facilitar sus interacciones con los agentes del orden. Apoyamos la diversidad en los departamentos de policía y en la profesión policial. Las fuerzas del orden y las comunidades comparten una responsabilidad mutua y deben trabajar juntas para realizar un esfuerzo concertado orientado a lograr departamentos de policía diversos. Creemos que la capacitación en técnicas de desescalada debe ser obligatoria para garantizar la seguridad de los miembros de la comunidad y de los agentes. Respaldamos el uso de tácticas de desescalada para reducir la posibilidad de confrontaciones que pongan en peligro a los agentes del orden y a los miembros de la comunidad, así como el principio de que la vida humana solo debe quitarse como último recurso.

     

     

     

    Click here to see official recognition and other agencies we joined with for this initiative:

    https://www.ilchiefs.org/list-of-agencies-shared-principles-2019

     

    To learn more about the 10 Shared Principals of Policing please visit the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police site below: https://www.ilchiefs.org/10-shared-principles-menu

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