Agents Must Intervene , During Instances <br />of Excessive Force, , New Justice Dept Policy States.<br />Attorney General Merrick Garland articulated the new policy in a Justice Department memo on May 20.<br />It is addressed to the major federal law enforcement agencies, from the FBI to the Bureau of Prisons.<br />Officers will be trained in, and must recognize and act upon, Justice Department Memo, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />... the affirmative duty to intervene to prevent or stop, as appropriate, any officer from engaging in excessive force or any other use of force that violates the Constitution, , Justice Department Memo, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />... other federal laws, or Department policies on the reasonable use of force, Justice Department Memo, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />Set to be instituted by July 19, the policy notably does not make mention of state or local law enforcement departments.<br />However, it represents <br />the first significant <br />federal change in <br />excessive force <br />policy in 18 years.<br />Language from the 2004 policy seems more lenient in comparison to what was released on May 20. .<br />[Officers] may use deadly force only when necessary, , 2004 Justice Department Policy, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />... that is, when the officer has a reasonable belief that the subject of such force poses an imminent danger of death or serious physical injury to the officer or to another person, 2004 Justice Department Policy, <br />via 'The Washington Post'.<br />Analysts say the new policy is a necessary update.<br />It’s the modernization of policing, and you need to update policies to reflect what’s going on in <br />our country, Larry Cosme, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association President, via 'The Washington Post'.<br />Every officer that’s a good officer is always going to try to do their jobs to the best of their ability, , Larry Cosme, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association President, via 'The Washington Post'.<br />... and this reinforces what the men and women in federal law enforcement are already doing, Larry Cosme, Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association President, via 'The Washington Post'
