Maryland Police Accountability Act of 2021 - Employee Assistance Programs and Early Intervention Programs
What this bill does
Altering a certain provision of law requiring each law enforcement agency to establish an early intervention policy to instead require a system to identify police officers who are at risk of engaging in the use of excessive force and to provide the officers with training or other methods to reduce the risk of the use of excessive force; requiring each law enforcement agency to provide confidential access to assistance programs to address the mental health issues of police officers stemming from personal and work-related concerns; etc.
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