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Recommendation: De-escalation
De-escalation uses techniques designed to safely stabilize a situation, reduce the immediacy of a threat, and resolve an incident with the least amount of force necessary. The main goals of de-escalation are to:
- defuse tense situations or conflicts,
- obtain voluntary compliance,
- prevent unnecessary use of force,
- use the least amount of force if force is required.
While the Austin Police Department policy define the terms “de-escalation” and “de-escalation techniques,” the definitions lack detail and fail to provide examples to help clarify their meaning.
Background on 8 Can't Wait
The Office of Police Oversight is making recommendations on use-of-force policies as part of a larger effort to re-write Austin Police Department’s General Orders. The revision of the Austin Police Department’s General Orders is a part of the City Council resolutions passed in June 2020.
Learn more about these City Council resolutions on the City of Austin’s Reimagining Public Safety Website.
The first step involves analyzing how APD’s current policies align with policy recommendations of 8 Can’t Wait, an initiative by Campaign Zero that advocates for policies that reduce use of deadly force by police.
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Recomendación: De-escalación
La de-escalación emplea técnicas diseñadas para estabilizar de manera segura a una situación, reducir la urgencia de una amenaza, y resolver un incidente con el menor uso de fuerza posible. Los objetivos principales de la de-escalación son:
- difundir a situaciones o conflictos tensos
- obtener cumplimiento voluntario
- prevenir el uso innecesario de la fuerza
- en caso de usar la fuerza, usar la menor cantidad posible
Cuando el Departamento de la Policía describe a los términos “de-escalación ” y “técnicas de de-escalación ”, las definiciones no proveen detalles y fallan en proveer ejemplos para clarificar el significado.
Información sobre 8 No Pueden Esperar
El departamento de la Fiscalización de la Policía presenta recomendaciones sobre políticas del uso de la fuerza como parte de un gran esfuerza para reescribir las Órdenes Generales (General Orders) del departamento de la Policía de Austin. Esta revisión a las Ordenes Generales del Departamento de la Policía es parte de las resoluciones pasadas en junio del 2020 por el Concejo Municipal de Austin.
Puede obtener mas información sobre las resoluciones del Concejo Municipal en la pagina oficial de Reimaginando la seguridad publica en la ciudad de Austin,
La primera etapa involucra analizando cómo las políticas actuales del Departamento de la Policía de Austin se comparan a las recomendaciones políticas hechas por 8 No Pueden Esperar (8 Can’t Wait), una iniciativa por la Campaña Cero (Campaign Zero) promueve las políticas que reducen el uso de fuerza letal policial.
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Recommendation: De-escalation
De-escalation uses techniques designed to safely stabilize a situation, reduce the immediacy of a threat, and resolve an incident with the least amount of force necessary. The main goals of de-escalation are to:
- defuse tense situations or conflicts,
- obtain voluntary compliance,
- prevent unnecessary use of force,
- use the least amount of force if force is required.
While the Austin Police Department policy define the terms “de-escalation” and “de-escalation techniques,” the definitions lack detail and fail to provide examples to help clarify their meaning.
Background on 8 Can't Wait
The Office of Police Oversight is making recommendations on use-of-force policies as part of a larger effort to re-write Austin Police Department’s General Orders. The revision of the Austin Police Department’s General Orders is a part of the City Council resolutions passed in June 2020.
Learn more about these City Council resolutions on the City of Austin’s Reimagining Public Safety Website.
The first step involves analyzing how APD’s current policies align with policy recommendations of 8 Can’t Wait, an initiative by Campaign Zero that advocates for policies that reduce use of deadly force by police.