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Change To Federal Aid Program Will Impact Milwaukee Police

Frederica Freyberg:

Now for an update from Washington. The U.S. Department of Justice is announcing changes to the program that produced a federal draft review of the Milwaukee Police Department earlier this month. The DOJ's Collaborative Reform Initiative helps police departments introduce reforms and improve trust between the departments and their communities. The announced changes would shift federal focus from improving these relations to helping departments with police procedure such as providing active shooter training. The changes stem from a memo released by Attorney General Jeff Sessions which outlines goals of the department that include promoting officer safety and morale. The memo does not include provisions for improving public trust in the police.