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Minneapolis cops required to report de-escalation efforts

by Associated Press
| July 14, 2020 3:27 PM

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minneapolis Police Department is changing its policy on reporting use of force incidents to require that officers document their attempts to de-escalate a situation in all incidents, whether or not they end with force being used, the mayor and police chief announced Tuesday.

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