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1 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSNew Orleans PoliceDepartmentPEER INTERVENTION TRAINING2017 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEPIC OVERVIEWSLIDE 4 ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIPSLIDE 23 PEER INTERVENTIONSLIDE 42 SUPPORTING EPIC AS A SUPERVISORSLIDE 67 ACCEPTING INTERVENTIONSLIDE 733 TABLE OF CONTENTSEPIC OVERVIEWEPIC OVERVIEWEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSW elcome to the New Orleans Police Department s groundbreaking Peer Intervention training program designed by NOPD for ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS6 NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS EPIC was designed internally with the assistance of Michael Quinn and IELTB (International Ethics and Leadership Training Bureau, LLC), Jacob Lundy (NOPD), Dr. Joel Dvoskin, and Dr. Ervin Staub, with continued input from personnel across the NOPD. Completion of this course constitutes 8 hours of law enforcement training credit, MSB/NOPD Education and Training COURSE INFORMATIONEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSThe City of New Orleans is the copyright holder of the EPIC name, this Law Enforcement Peer Intervention Training program, and all associated materials.

2 The use or distribution of the EPIC logo without the written consent of the City of New Orleans is prohibited. The sharing of these training materials with proper attribution to the City of New Orleans, however, is POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEPIC is a peer interventionprogram designed by the NOPD and specialist partners to encourage active participation in the conduct and well-being of our coworkers, based heavily in the history and science of active bystandership and supported by years of research in similarly demanding the course of this class, officers learn about and discuss the concepts of passive and active bystandership, inhibitors to intervention, and NOPD s new approach to active OVERVIEW9 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEPIC capitalizes on our numbers; all members of the NOPD serve as the first line of defense in preventing mistakes and misconduct, promoting mental health, and fostering general OVERVIEWA uthorizes and empowers us to intervene in another officer s actions, regardless of his/her us how to intervene us when we do teaches all of us more effective ways of doing what most of us do already, and it protects us when we do.

3 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSNEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good men [and women] to do nothing. ATTRIBUTED TO EDMUND BURKE11 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS12 NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSE ducational Institutions Colleges and universities are teaching students how to safely intervene to prevent sexual assaults on America Businesses are teaching employees how to intervene to prevent unethical and illegal Organizations Churches, synagogues, and other faith communities are teaching their congregants how to intervene to prevent human rights Health Agencies Public health agencies are teaching young people how to intervene to prevent at-risk behavior among their peers to reduce the spread of INTERVENTION IS NOT UNIQUE TO POLICINGEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSAIRLINES HAVE FORMAL INTERVENTION POLICIES14@ELIF737 ISTANBULEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS15 DOCTORS HAVE FORMAL INTERVENTION POLICIESThe Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety; James W.

4 Pichert, PhD; Ilene N. Moore, MD, JD; Jan Karrass, MBA, PhD; Jeffrey S. Jay, JD; Margaret W. Westlake, MLS; Thomas Catron, PhD; Gerald B. Hickson, MD. Lundy, POLICING IS COURAGEOUSIS MODERN POLICINGA JOB OR A PROFESSION?16 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS17 NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEPIC brings the science of intervention strategies to the NOPD at every ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT18 Officer safety and misconduct and upon best practices in a demanding our entire force to take an active role in the lives of our coworkers. IS ABOUTEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSNEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENTEPICwas designed specifically to avoid these NOT Internal Affairs program. Tell on your partner POLICING IS COURAGEOUSNEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT20 ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIPACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIPEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSP assive Bystandership Most humans are passive bystanders. We assume someone else will act.

5 The more potential actors, the more likely we are to wait for someone else to VS. ACTIVE BYSTANDERSHIPA ctive Bystandership Active bystanders step forward, speak up, and take action. Active bystanders do not wait for others to act Bystandership can be POLICING IS COURAGEOUSNEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT23 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS The 1964 murder of Catherine Genovese taught us about the bystander effect and diffusion of responsibility. Experiments by Stanley Milgram taught us about obedience to authority. Countless international atrocities taught us how passive bystanders can actually empower and encourage wrongdoers. Research by Dr. Ervin Stauband several others has taught us about the inhibitors to active IS FOUNDED UPON EXTENSIVE SOCIAL SCIENCEEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS Active Bystandershipis contagious. Once an active bystander steps in, others quickly follow suit. Humanizing others vs. devaluing. It is often a challenge to retain empathy as a police officer, but critically important.

6 Bystanders have enormous potential influence. It is hard to resist an outspoken coworker who is intent on doing the right thing. Understand conventional rules. We have volumes of conventional rules as police officers. 25 SOME DISCUSSION POINTS OF THE POLICING IS COURAGEOUSDEPUTY SCOTT KRAUSE, MILWAUKEE SHERIFF S OFFICE26 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEMOTIONAL TRIGGERSRECOGNIZING RISK FACTORSIt is our duty to accept appropriate intervention and constructive What on-duty triggers set you off? Domestic Violence? Disrespect? Crowds? What on-duty triggers have your partners/co-workers had that you ve noticed? Juveniles? Crowds? Cursing? What triggers have you seen in the community? Do you know what saving face means? EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSCOMMON TRIGGERS IN THE FIELDRECOGNIZING RISK FACTORSIt is our duty to accept appropriate intervention and constructive Foot pursuits and vehicle pursuits commonly lead to problematic encounters. A member of the community challenging police authority.

7 Heightened periods of job or personal stress. Past trauma. Hostile groups and/or crowds. EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSEPIC FOCUSES ON GOOD PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO GOOD THINGS29 Most of usEthically ChallengedSaintsEPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS Fear of retaliation. Fear of isolation from fellow officers. Fear of being wrong. Lack of knowledge/skill. Fear of crossing boundaries ( , rank/assignment). Diffusion of responsibility ( , someone else is better equipped to intervene .. ). Pluralistic ignorance ( , no one else looks worried, so everything must be fine .. ).WHAT ARE THE INHIBITORS TO BECOMING AN ACTIVE BYSTANDER?30 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS The vast majority of police officers are not themselves perpetrators of wrongdoing perpetrators are a relatively small number of any force. While it is likely that only a small percentage of police officers are perpetrators of serious misconduct and criminal behavior, their influence is often significantly more pervasive than their mere numbers.

8 Many, if not most officers, will, at some point in their career, find themselves caught between two very unsatisfactory choices. While they do not perpetrate serious misconduct or crimes themselves, they are often passive bystanders and observers of misconduct by fellow officers. FROM THE PRESIDENT S TASK FORCE ON 21 STCENTURY POLICING31 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS NOPD is looking for new ways to increase officer safety, survival, and job satisfaction. Officers and citizens want positive change. NOPD as an organization and law enforcement family has a stake in the health and well-being of police officers. New NOPD leadership is committed to reform. Evolving legal standards have imposed greater personal risk for IS THIS THE RIGHT TIME FOR EPIC?EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSPEER INTERVENTION IS SUPPORTED AT ALL LEVELS Intervening takes courage. Not intervening is a sign of weakness. I can t think of a field with more at stake, that could benefit more from a successful peer intervention program.

9 All of you are each other s keeper; look out for and take care of one another. We need this program every single day. Every day we face obstacles that lend themselves to peer intervention. 33 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS Suspension days/termination. Stress that comes from not doing the right thing has been tied to consistently high divorce rates, substance abuse rates, and suicide rates as compared to other professions and to the population at large. Systemic damage to OUR officers may be held criminally and civilly responsible if a court finds they had the opportunity to intervene in another officer s behavior. THE RISKS OF NON-INTERVENTION34 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSC over-ups, ignoring problems, and misguided loyalty have cost many otherwise excellent police officers their livelihood and exacerbated negative public perception issues. THE RISKS OF NON-INTERVENTION35 EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUSWe have both a legal and moral obligation to intervene when another officer is involved in unethical or illegal THE LAW SAYS ABOUT INTERVENTION36 Sec.

10 1983. 42 Code Section 1983, 14141, 2000d, 3789d. Civil action for deprivation of rights. 18 Code Sec. 241,242. Deprivation of rights under color of law. EPICETHICAL POLICING IS COURAGEOUS We conclude although Crowe was a subordinate, the evidence is sufficient to hold him jointly liable for failing to interveneif a fellow officer, albeit his superior, was using excessive force and otherwise was unlawfully punishing the prisoner.. -Putman v. Gerloff, 639 415, 423 (8th Cir. 1981).WHAT THE COURTS HAVE POLICING IS COURAGEOUS [All] law enforcement officials have an affirmative duty to interveneto protect the constitutional rights of citizens from infringement by other law enforcement officers in their presence.. -Anderson v. Branen, 17 552 (2d Cir. 1994).MORE FROM THE POLICING IS COURAGEOUS Plaintiff can sustain a claim for a Fourth Amendment violation against an officer who did not participate directly in the use of force if that officer failed to intervene despite having had a reasonable opportunity to do so.