La mauvaise gestion des affrontements à Ferguson dénoncée par la justice américaine

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rapport révélant les bavures policières et les dérives racistes des autorités américaines suites à l'assassinat d'un jeune homme afro-américain à Ferguson.

Sujets

• Racisme
• Police
• Black

Informations

• Publié par: Fil_actu
• Publié le: 04 septembre 2015
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• Langue: Français
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 20 Mo

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
CRITICAL RESPONSE INITIATIVE
AFTER-ACTION ASSESSMENT
OF THE POLICE RESPONSE TO THE
AUGUST 2014 DEMONSTRATIONS
IN FERGUSON, MISSOURIU.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF COMMUNITY ORIENTED POLICING SERVICES
CRITICAL RESPONSE INITIATIVE
AFTER-ACTION ASSESSMENT
OF THE POLICE RESPONSE TO THE
AUGUST 2014 DEMONSTRATIONS
IN FERGUSON, MISSOURIThis project was supported by cooperative agreement number 2013-CK-WX-K009, awarded by the Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions contained herein are those of the author(s) and do
not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. References to specific agencies,
companies, products, or services should not be considered an endorsement by the author(s) or the U.S. Department of
Justice. Rather, the references are illustrations to supplement discussion of the issues.
The Internet references cited in this publication were valid as of the date of this publication. Given that URLs and websites
are in constant flux, neither the author(s) nor the COPS Office can vouch for their current validity.
Recommended citation:
Institute for Intergovernmental Research. 2015. After-Action Assessment of the Police Response to the August 2014
Demonstrations in Ferguson, Missouri. COPS Office Critical Response Initiative. Washington, DC: Office of Community
Oriented Policing Services.
Published 2015CONTENTS
Letter from the Director ...............................................................ix
Acknowledgments ....................................................................xi
Executive Summary ..................................................................xiii
Introduction .......................................................................xxi
U.S. Department of Justice announces after-action review of police response to demonstrations ...........xxi
Assessment goal and scope ............................................................xxi
National implications .............................................................. xxii
Organization of this report ........................................................... xxii
Methodology ........................................................................ 1
Confidential interviews ............................................................... 1
Document review ................................................................... 2
Media content analysis ................................................................ 3
Literature review .................................................................... 3
Critical issues ...................................................................... 3
Development of findings and lessons learned ................................................ 3
The First 17 Days in Ferguson ............................................................ 5
August 9, 2014 ..................................................................... 5
August 10, 2014 .................................................................... 11
August 11, 2014 15
August 12–13, 2014 ................................................................. 17
August 14, 2014 20
August 15, 2014 21
August 16, 2014 24
August 17, 2014 25
August 18, 2014 26
IIIAugust 19, 2014 .................................................................... 27
August 20 –23, 2014 ................................................................. 28
August 24–25, 2014 ............................................................................... 29
Incident Command and Incident Management ................................................ 31
Code 1000 ....................................................................... 32
Evolution of incident command ........................................................ 34
Findings and lessons learned .......................................................... 38
Use of Force. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Defining lawful use of force ........................................................... 41
Documentation of force during the assessment period ........................................ 42
Types of force used in Ferguson 43
The community perspective 50
Findings and lessons learned .......................................................... 51
Militarization ....................................................................... 53
Equipment and materiel .............................................................. 53
Armored vehicles .................................................................. 54
Tactics .......................................................................... 56
Findings and lessons learned 59
The “Keep Moving” Order ............................................................. 61
Findings and lessons learned 64
Training ........................................................................... 65
Findings and lessons learned .......................................................... 68
Policies and Procedures ............................................................... 69
Findings and lessons learned 71
Accountability and Transparency ......................................................... 73
Complaint processes of the four core agencies .............................................. 75
Issues with the citizen complaint process during the Ferguson incident ............................ 77
Police name tags and accountability ..................................................... 78
Findings and lessons learned .......................................................... 79
IV AFTER-ACTION ASSESSMENT OF THE POLICE RESPONSE IN FERGUSON, MISSOURIUse of Intelligence ................................................................... 81
Findings and lessons learned .......................................................... 85
Internal and External Communications ..................................................... 87
Communications with the community ................................................... 87
Communications within law enforcement ................................................. 88
Communications technology 88
Findings and lessons learned 88
Public Information and Media Relations .................................................... 91
Public information officer overwhelmed .................................................. 92
Press conferences, credentialing, and media ................................................ 93
Findings and lessons learned .......................................................... 95
Social Media ........................................................................ 97
A viral message on militarization ....................................................... 97
Social media’s coverage of Ferguson ..................................................... 98
Using social media to monitor suspicious activities .......................................... 101
Using social media to communicate with the community ..................................... 101
Social media strategy ............................................................... 103
Findings and lessons learned ......................................................... 103
Technology ........................................................................ 105
Findings and lessons learned 107
Officer Resilience ................................................................... 109
Findings and lessons learned 112
Ferguson Community Members’ Perspectives ............................................... 113
Findings and lessons learned 116
Conclusion ....................................................................... 117
Findings and Lessons Learned ......................................................... 121
Chapter 3. Incident Command and Management ........................................... 121
Chapter 4. Use of Force ............................................................. 122
Chapter 5. Militarization ............................................................ 124
Chapter 6. The “Keep Moving” Order ................................................... 125
CONTENTS V
Chapter 7. Training ................................................................ 126
Chapter 8. Policies and Procedures ..................................................... 126
Chapter 9. Accountability and Transparency .............................................. 128
Chapter 10. Use of Intelligence ........................................................ 128
Chapter 11. Internal and External Communications ......................................... 129
Chapter 12. Public Information and Media Relations ........................................ 130
Chapter 13. Social Media ............................................................ 131
Chapter 14. Technology ............................................................. 131
Chapter 15. Officer Resilience ......................................................... 132
Chapter 16. Ferguson Community Members’ Perspectives ..................................... 133
Geographics and Jurisdictional Information .......................................