IMO I don't think unions are the fundamental issue -- many PDs internal affairs leave something to be desired (and police need unions for the same reason everyone else needs a union).
So I think that responsibility should be entirely shifted outside of the org, probably to the state or county district attorneys. So it isn't police policing themselves. And empirical tools like this are a great way for outsiders to monitor broader patterns and practices that appear problematic.
So I think that responsibility should be entirely shifted outside of the org, probably to the state or county district attorneys. So it isn't police policing themselves. And empirical tools like this are a great way for outsiders to monitor broader patterns and practices that appear problematic.