Pennsylvania SB46 mandates the Attorney General to create a Statewide model policy to prevent excessive force by law enforcement and school security.
Pennsylvania SB46, known as the Eight Can't Wait Policy to Prevent Excessive Force Act, requires the Attorney General to develop a Statewide model policy to prevent excessive force by law enforcement officers and school security personnel. This policy must include de-escalation tactics, a force continuum, a ban on chokeholds, a requirement for verbal warnings before using deadly force, and a duty to intervene. The policy applies to all law enforcement agencies and school entities within Pennsylvania. The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction over any constitutional challenges to the act.
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