POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office plan for police reform and modernization has been completed and made available for public review and comment.
The reform report comes following the governor’s executive order that mandates that all law enforcement agencies adopt, and local governments certify, a plan for reform by April 1, 2021.
The Dutchess Sheriff’s report is aimed at modifying police practices in order to better address the needs of communities of color and help eliminate racial inequities in policing.
To review the plan please visit one or both of the following:
- The Sheriff’s Office website at dutchessny.gov/Departments/Sheriff/Dutchess-County-Sheriffs-Office.htm
- The Sheriff’s Office Facebook page at facebook.com/DutchessCountySheriffsOffice/.
Public comments and suggestions about the plan can be made until Friday, February 26 by emailing them to dcsopublicinput@dutchessny.gov. Once the public comments have all been reviewed and appropriate changes are made to the plan, it will then be sent to the Dutchess County Legislature for certification.
The sheriff’s police reform and modernization plan will be permanently posted on the sheriff’s office’s website and Facebook page for public inspection.
