The criticism is part of the latest report on police reform efforts through the consent decree, and comes on the heels of another officer taking her own life this week.
The agency must also establish policies on how to handle “civil disobedience” and “civil disturbances,” on dispersal orders, and on training of officers on how to use less-lethal munitions.
City Council Vice President J.P. Morrell called for Ferguson’s resignation last week as the council worked to approve the city’s $1.5 billion budget, where $25 million would go toward a police recruitment and retention incentive package.
“The program introduces kids to police officers, but the students can also serve as ambassadors,” Capt. Wilson Lee said. “So, it’s a force multiplier in police recruitment.”
“I’m honored and humbled to be sworn in as chief in such an iconic building, and to have a Supreme Court justice representing the highest court in the land swear me in,” Chief James A. Sarkos, 46, said in his speech during the Nov. 17 event.