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Future of law enforcement facing a variety of issues

Kelly Foreman
Register News Writer

From immigration and technology to pay and ethics among police officers, the issues across the state vary very little.

Eighteen panelists including police chiefs, sheriffs and others with a vested interest in Kentucky law enforcement came together Wednesday to tackle those issues and many more in an effort to plan and prepare for the next 10 years of law enforcement in the commonwealth.

Department of Criminal Justice Training Commissioner John Bizzack began the discussion by telling both the panel and audience members that the purpose for the discussion was to create a road map of issues that will have to be addressed if Kentucky law enforcement is to move forward together in a gelled and galvanized manner.

It was 10 years ago that a similar panel got together and made 11 recommendations, Bizzack said, which spurred the birth of Police Officer Professional Standards used in the hiring of new officers as well as the restructuring of the Kentucky Law Enforcement Foundation Professional Fund. All 11 items have been set into motion and achieved in the past 10 years.

“But isn’t it time to start looking again?â€