The 139th cadet class salutes the color guard during a graduation ceremony at Great Hills Baptist Church on August 31, 2018 (Photo by John Anderson)
Law enforcement consultants Kroll Associates have released what may be their final report – unless City Council authorizes more – with recommended changes to APD’s training academy, and the main takeaway is that APD has done a shoddy job of implementing recommendations, on a much longer timeline than necessary.
As they take their leave, Kroll recommends future implementation “be closely monitored,” and suggests a robust internal audit process for APD to keep Council abreast of the situation.
In an emergency meeting of the Public Safety Committee on Monday, Council Member Alison Alter noted, “we have the 151st class graduating in April – we’ve been waiting since the 145th class to get these reports, which were supposed to be there. We need to have a plan for how this is happening.”
APD says it doesn’t have the staff nor the data to put together an internal audit on the newest…
