The city of South Bend is poised to lay down the law where its law enforcement officers are concerned. It’s hoped the development of an officer discipline matrix will help restore community confidence in the department.
“This allows the community to know that if there are certain kinds of offenses that take place, that police officers will be held accountable,” said Andre Stoner with Faith In Indiana. “It’s been very arbitrary and inconsistent when a police officer engages in an offense.” Under the matrix, officers would receive oral reprimands for things like being tardy, losing their badge and failing to upload their video recordings.
