Abstract
The following comment analyzes the 2016 Police and Community Relations Improvement Act. The Act implements the Six Pillars of Change promulgated by President Barack Obama’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing. The pillars represent the best practices to promote effective crime reduction and to build public trust with respect to law enforcement. The pillars are (1) building trust and legitimacy, (2) policy and oversight, (3) technology and social media, (4) community policing and crime reduction, (5) training and education, and (6) officer wellness and safety.
This comment discusses how the Act specifically incorporates the Six Pillars of Change, and it proffers recommendations concerning how the Act could better implement the pillars. In general, this comment avers that the Act contains affirmative provisions consistent with the Task Force’s pillars and constitutes a genuine effort to achieve the Task Force’s goals: police officer reform and building public trust.
Recommended Citation
Tosha Childs,
Building Police-Community Trust in Illinois: Will We Ever Get There? An Examination of the Illinois Police and Community Relations Act,
43
S. Ill. U. L.J.
675
(2019).
Available at:
https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/siulj/vol43/iss3/4