IOWA CITY — Limiting traffic stops, dispatching crisis counselors instead of police officers and slashing marijuana penalties are some of the ways the Iowa City Council wants to change policing. A priority of a city police restructuring plan due Dec. 15 will be to hand over many of the department’s duties to civilian employees trained to deal with crises.
Iowa City’s Policing Reform Envisions Less Citizen Contact With Officers
Erin Jordan, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids)
Tue, 10/20/2020 - 6:15pm
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Topics: Iowa Linn County Cedar Rapids
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