Riley County’s Fair and Impartial Policing Working Group works to address policing concerns

On Monday, the Fair and Impartial Policing (FIP) Working Group presented their findings to the Riley County Law Board on community policing recommendations. The FIP was created in conjunction with the Manhattan-Riley County Coalition for Equal Justice (CEJ). “We as a community look at this not as a combative stance but in a collaborative sense. And one of the first things we want to do is build a relationship with RCPD,” said CEJ representative Dr. Lorenza Lockett. In a report released to the public, the group detailed items like working to recruit more diverse staff to RCPD, continuing to advance department policies that prohibit biased policing and continuing to perform community outreach. The collaboration between CEJ and RCPD is something RCPD Director Dennis Butler welcomes.
Source: KSNT News