INDIANAPOLIS -- The fatal shootings by police officers in Minnesota and Louisiana did not go unnoticed in Indianapolis.
IMPD says it routinely analyzes critical incidents here and across the country to improve safety and training.
The department says it will work to see what went right, what went wrong and what it can learn from the incidents in Minnesota and Louisiana.
IMPD Sgt. Kendale Adams says police look at each critical incident from a legal, tactical and practical standpoint to determine if changes are needed in equipment, training and policy.
"So there are a number of issues that we've dealt with," Adams said. "The key to the profession is continuing education."
IMPD also works in concert with the community to develop strategies for lessening tensions and increasing the knowledge of the communities and the cultures they serve. It's one of the ways that Indianapolis has escaped the civil unrest that follows critical incidents in other cities.
For more than 20 years, Progress Committee's Race and Cultural Relations Leadership Network has worked quietly behind the scenes to make it happen.
"There's been a lot of anxiety, frustration and anger out there," said Beth White, with the Greater Indianapolis Progress Committee. "And lately, those issues have been outside of Indianapolis. But they directly affect those within our community."
Police say at every roll call around the city, safety and situational awareness are discussed several times a day.
