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Recommendation: Restrict shooting at moving vehicles
Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative recommends that police departments restrict the circumstances under which officers may shoot at moving vehicles. Shooting at a moving vehicle is seen as a dangerous and ineffective tactic, with high risk for injuring bystanders.
APD’s current policy is silent on the issue of shooting from a moving vehicle and does not sufficiently restrict shooting at moving vehicles. Increasing restrictions on shooting at moving vehicles has been shown to contribute to a reduction in officer-involved shootings.
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: Prohibir que la policía le dispare a vehículos que están en movimiento
La iniciativa de 8 No Pueden Esperar (8 Can’t Wait) de la Campaña Cero (Campaign Zero) recomienda que los departamentos policiales restrinjan las circunstancias en cuales un oficial le puede disparar a un vehículo en movimiento. El disparar a un vehículo en movimiento es peligroso y es una táctica poco efectiva con alto riesgo de lastimar a los espectadores.
La política actual del Departamento de la Policía de Austin guarda silencio sobre el tema del disparo desde un vehículo en movimiento. El incrementar las restricciones sobre disparar a vehículos en movimiento ha demostrado un impacto sobre la reducción de disparos involucrando a la policía.
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 más 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 la fuerza letal policial.
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Recommendation: Restrict shooting at moving vehicles
Campaign Zero’s 8 Can’t Wait initiative recommends that police departments restrict the circumstances under which officers may shoot at moving vehicles. Shooting at a moving vehicle is seen as a dangerous and ineffective tactic, with high risk for injuring bystanders.
APD’s current policy is silent on the issue of shooting from a moving vehicle and does not sufficiently restrict shooting at moving vehicles. Increasing restrictions on shooting at moving vehicles has been shown to contribute to a reduction in officer-involved shootings.
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.