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https://news.yahoo.com/orlando-city-council-oks-creation-000512700.html

Orlando City Council OKs creation of new OPD office focused on transparency, equity in policing Orlando’s City Council passed a resolution Monday allowing for the creation of a new office within the police department dedicated to building community trust in the agency.

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Florida saw the biggest drop in fatal police shootings.

https://abcn.ws/3nj6ify

Fatal police shootings appear to dip in 2021 amid calls for reform on use of force Fatal police shootings drop by about 130 from 2020 to 2021, showing signs of progress in the fight for police reform and accountability.

https://digitaledition.orlandosentinel.com/infinity/article_share.aspx?guid=bec8143c-dfcb-4c35-affc-9428e4ef77cc

New body cameras, blunt assessment indeed good steps for Orlando police After spending nearly a year crunching data and painstakingly combing through police reports, the Sentinel found that OPD used force — whether it was pepper spray, police dogs, stun guns or fists — at a greater rate than several similar-sized departments. The research also showed Orlando officer...

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-orlando-police-review-presentation-20210823-5lozh3hucjdgzc2pl6opjjm5iy-story.html

Orlando Police Department needs to fix gaps in data collection, force policies, consultants say OPD needs to improve data collection and fix policy gaps that have led to the approval of questionable force, consultants say.

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