Ed Krayewski on the Case for a Police Offenders Registry

This week, the Department of Justice announced
new guidelines against racial profiling. The changes don’t
actually change all that much. As regular incidents of police
brutality get more and more mainstream media attention, it’s time
for a bold move from the White House. There’s a moral obligation to
keep bad cops off the streets. A job with a police department is
not a right and shouldn’t be treated like one. Police unions that
push for permissive rules that end up protecting bad
cops pose a serious public safety threat. Nevertheless,
dismantling them where they’ve taken root is a difficult prospect
even in the long-term. There are other ways to keep bad cops off
the streets. The federal government, writes Ed Krayewski, ought to
create and encourage the use of a police offender registry list to
close the revolving door for bad cops.

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