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formation and legal support units. 5. Community engagement: Police departments should work with the community to build trust, foster relationships, and promote transparency. This can be achieved through initiatives such as community policing, citizen review boards, and regular public meetings with police leaders. 6. Technology: to prevent excessive use of force. For example, body-worn cameras can provide a record of police interventions, which can be used to evaluate the use of force and hold officers accountable. At least, it should be noted that preventing excessive use of force requires a sustained and collective effort from police departments, policymakers and community members. Police leaders need to utterly understand the underlying cultural mech anisms that tend to justify excessive or unnecessary use of force by officers to be able to identify risk situations when and where unlawful use of force may occur. In addition, they must enforce strong, precise and perennial strategies that have to be constant ly updated and adapted in order to ensure their effectiveness.

worked as a consultant and legal expert to various industries including pharma, tech and entertainment. He and his wife Melissa have a long standing career in film and television as the Executive Medical Advisors and Associate Producers for the prime-time NBC “Chicago One” series including Chicago Med, Fire, and PD as well as many other network and studio TV and film productions.

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Tzvi Montrose , CPA, FACHE, EMT-P is a seasoned leader with 15+ years of experience in emergency services, law enforcement, and mental health. A licensed paramedic, EMS instructor, police chaplain, and Founder/CEO of Hatzalah Chicago, a non-profit EMS agency. Rabbi Montrose is dedicated to supporting first responders through EMS training, crisis intervention, resilience training, and mental health advocacy.

Ethan Dennis , EMT grew up in Chicago and is currently a student at Duke University studying biomedical engineering. In addition to his rigorous coursework at Duke, Ethan is a committed Division One athlete fenc ing six days per week as well as serving as a member of the Duke University Emergency Medical Services Unit. Ethan graduated from Frances W. Parker School in Chicago and completed his EMT training through the Il linois State Police EMS System. His clinical experiences include working as an EMT intern with the Chicago Fire Department both on the ambulances and at the Fire Academy and volunteering as an EMT at the Cook County

About the Author: Benjamin Rascagneres , NA Session 268 retired in 2020 from Principality of Andorra’s Na tional Police where he served as Police commissioner. After a 2 years training at the École Nationale Supéri eure de Police of France, he commenced his public service as Chief of Patrol and Border Patrol division and National Security Unit. Shortly after, he was appointed as Head of the Department of Judicial Police and Criminal Investigation which included the intelligence and international units. He was responsible for criminal

Hospital Trauma Unit and Emergency Department. Ethan is a CPR and Stop the Bleed instructor and instructs EMT students. His aspirations are to follow in the footsteps of his great grandfather, grandfathers and parents by pursuing a career in medicine.

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investigations at national and international level, counterterrorism, prevention of violent extremism, intelligence and international cooperation. He was the contact point and represen tative of the Andorran Judicial Police with several international organisations such as OSCE, Council of Europe or Interpol among others. He holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Ramon Llull (Barcelona, Spain) and a master’s degree in forensics, info analysis and advanced techniques in criminal sciences from the University of Barcelona (Spain). He is currently a lawyer specialized in criminal law, security and defense policy and human rights. He collaborates with international organizations as advi sor and speaker providing training in the above-mentioned fields.

In sum, preventing excessive use of force by police lead ers is a complex issue that requires identifying causes and sociodemographic indicators involved and enforcing a multifac eted approach involving training, policies, accountability, and community engagement. Police leaders must enforce strategies aimed at preventing excessive or unjustified use of force and monitoring it. In other words, it is crucial to target, test and track this important issue. Here are some potential strategies or ideas that could help in implementing and enforcing strategies aimed at preventing the use of excessive force by police officers: 1. Awareness campaigns: designed to educate and increase awareness of this issue and remember fundamental values and policies and guidelines on the use of force. 2. Policies: Police departments should have clear policies and guidelines on the use of force that are regularly reviewed and updated. These policies should emphasize the importance of de-escalation, and the core values concerning the use of force: necessity, and proportionality. 3. Accountability: Police officers who engage in excessive use of force should be held accountable for their actions through appropriate disciplinary measures and legal consequences. This includes prosecuting officers who violate the law and removing those who engage into excessive and unjustified use of force. 4. Training: Police officers should receive comprehensive training on the appropriate use of force, including de-escalation techniques, communication skills, and non-lethal alternatives to deadly force. The training should be ongoing and incorporate feedback and evaluation to ensure that officers are consistently practicing these skills. This requires a strong and adapted planification and coordination between involved departments such as

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