Promoting Police Leadership Act

Key Points

• This bill asks the Attorney General to create or find the best training programs for police leaders like captains and commanders. The goal is to help these bosses manage their teams better and make smarter decisions during emergencies.
• The training will focus on several key areas including how to build trust with the community, how to use data to fight crime, and how to look after the mental health and wellness of their officers.
• To make sure the training actually works, it must include in-person classes where leaders learn from each other. Participants will also have to complete a project that solves a real-world problem in their own local police department.
• The government will keep a public list of which police departments have leaders who finished this training. This helps people see if their local law enforcement is using the latest leadership strategies.
• States and local cities will still have the final say over their own police rules. This federal plan is meant to provide high-quality options and standards without taking away local control over how officers are certified.

Impact Analysis

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