Louisiana State Police joins the national training program known as the ABLE Project. ABLE stands for Active Bystandership for Law Enforcement and LSP Lt. Bryan Lee said they’ve joined a select group of more than 200 other law enforcement agencies with the specialized training.
“There’s no secret that we’re going through a culture change in law enforcement and we’re trying to hold people accountable for incidents that occur, but we want to do it prevent those incidents from happening,” said Lee.
Lee said the evidence-based and field-tested ABLE training gives officers guidance on how to intervene and deter the use of excessive force.
“It teaches law enforcement officers when to intervene and how to intervene and recognize those situations that need to be intervened upon,” said Lee.
In most cases of excessive force, Lee said there are usually bystanders, and the training helps them to recognize when it’s taking place and the best way to intercede. Lee said they want to enable officers to step up and stop actions that can cause harm to an individual and the community.
“The majority of the mistakes we see in law enforcement they’re simple mistakes that people make, it’s either something that’s a blatant misconduct that hasn’t been acted upon or someone that’s dealing with some emotional wellness issues,” said Lee.
LSP officers will receive eight hours of ABLE Project training over the coming months.
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