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7 <br />WORKING GROUP POLICE-INVOLVED DEADLY FORCE ENCOUNTERS RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION STEPS <br />RECOMMENDATIONS <br />AND ACTION STEPS <br />Local law enforcement agencies should work with community partners to engage them in the <br />standards, expectations, and recruitment of officers that know their local communities and <br />increase the diversity of their workforce. <br />Action Step 2.1.1 The Peace Officer Standards and Training Board (POST) should develop and provide <br />guidance to local governments regarding recruitment, hiring, retention, promotion, <br />and special-assignment practices in order to achieve workforce diversity that reflect <br />the Minnesota context. <br />Local governments should partner to adopt co-responder and other models that improve <br />outcomes for people with developmental/physical/intellectual disabilities or who are in <br />mental-health crisis during interactions with law enforcement. <br />Action Step 2.2.1 The State of Minnesota should provide incentives, funding, and support for local <br />governments to implement co-responder or crisis-response teams. <br />Action Item 2.2.2 Explore and pilot technology solutions to increase dispatcher/law enforcement <br />access to information that can better inform their level of knowledge related to <br />The person they are responding to if there are disabilities, developmental disabilities, <br />or mental-health conditions involved. Voluntary participation and protection of <br />privacy are key issues that must be addressed as part of implementing new <br />technologies. <br />Ensure that all law enforcement agencies are trained in de-escalation tactics and skills (time, <br />cover, distance) in order to reduce use-of-force, especially when responding to persons in crisis. <br />Explore the non-disciplinary use of body camera video and simulator scenarios to identify <br />training to improve officer performance through proactive coaching/mentoring and training <br />in de-escalation tactics. <br />PREVENTION AND TRAINING RECOMMENDATIONS AND ACTION STEPS <br />RECOMMENDATION 2.1 <br />RECOMMENDATION 2.2 <br />RECOMMENDATION 2.3 <br />RECOMMENDATION 2.4 <br />2