Online Training Inadequate for Implementing Chicago’s New Foot Chase Policy, Expert Says

Online Training Inadequate for Implementing Chicago’s New Foot Chase Policy, Expert Says
Chicago police officers respond to shots fired near reports of rioting on West Madison Street near South Karlov Avenue on the West Side, of Chicago, Aug. 10, 2020. Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP
Cara Ding
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CHICAGO—Online training alone cannot adequately prepare Chicago police officers to implement a new foot chase policy, according to police tactics expert Adam Bercovici.

The new policy goes into effect today, only about two weeks after it was made public. Chicago police officers have completed a mandatory e-learning to get familiarized with the policy, according to Chicago Police Department spokesman Luis Agostini.

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