New law enforcement laws now taking effect in CA in 2022 - Bakersfield Now

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — Several new laws for law enforcement are now in effect, including Senate Bill 2: Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Desertification Act of 2021.

"No longer can you commit bad acts in one department and then go across the state to another department and get a job as a police officer, right?" Chris Ballard, Criminal Justice Professor for CSUB, said. "Those days are now over."

A commission has been made to decertify a police officer. Each member of the board will appointed by either Governor Newsom or the senate rules committee. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood has questions about this board.

"There's going to be a board," Donny Youngblood, Sheriff for the Kern County Sheriff's Office, said. "The makeup of the board obviously is somewhat problematic, but when we get there we'll see how that works out."

Assembly Bill 26, requires officers to immediately report potential use of excessive force. Witnessing officers of such an incident or held accountable, like the officers who were with Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, during the death of George Floyd.

"I don't see this bill as being problematic, we've had officers on several occasions come forward, report misconduct and we've taken very affirmative action on those cases," Sheriff Youngblood, said.

Assembly bill 48 bans the use of kinetic energy projectiles or chemical agents, like rubber bullets, tear gas or pepper spray. Tommy Tunson, former Chief of the Arvin Police Department says what needs to change is officers need to be trained in how to handle civil disobedience.

"I think it's gone a little too far, because if you've ever been in a protest or civil unrest, those officers should be specially trained," Tommy Tunson, Professor of Criminal Justice at Bakersfield College, said. "I think what you have seen across the country, is we've gotten away from civil disobedience training."

For the Assembly Bill 48, Youngblood, says, there's a push throughout our society for law enforcement officers, not to use deadly force. He says as we progress the next two or three years, you're going to see more of these bills, to remove the use lethal weapons.

source: https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/new-law-enforcement-laws-now-taking-effect-in-ca-in-2022

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