North Carolina S454 strengthens law enforcement policies, revises use of force, and provides grants for community policing and officer incentives.

North Carolina S454, the Community Safety Act, enhances law enforcement policies and provides funding for various initiatives. It grants the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission access to conviction records for certification decisions. The act revises police use of force policies, considering certain tactics as deadly force. It also appropriates funds for grants to law enforcement agencies for community policing, diversity benchmarks, and investigative positions.

North Carolina S454 strengthens law enforcement policies, revises use of force, and provides grants for community policing and officer incentives.

North Carolina S454, the Community Safety Act, enhances law enforcement policies and provides funding for various initiatives. It grants the North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission access to conviction records for certification decisions. The act revises police use of force policies, considering certain tactics as deadly force. It also appropriates funds for grants to law enforcement agencies for community policing, diversity benchmarks, and investigative positions.