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De-escalation: Massachusetts Training Requirements

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Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 6 §116G

First enacted and effective Jul. 12, 2018

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(b) … shall establish and develop an in-service training program designed to train local law enforcement officials in the following areas: … (ii) practices and techniques for law enforcement officers in civilian interaction and to promote procedural justice, which shall emphasize de-escalation and disengagement tactics....

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