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Christian County Sheriff Feels Community Support; Wishes Same From Legislators

The Illinois General Assembly passed the Criminal Justice Omnibus Bill last winter and Gov. JB Pritzker signed it. 

 

Christian County Sheriff Bruce Kettelkamp says that this bill has complicated police work in the state, but that it won’t impact the work the S.O. does.

The bill requires 12 hours of hands-on scenario based training, six hours of de-escalation training and six hours of training for high-risk traffic stops. It also requires officers to complete implicit bias training every three years, and 40 hours of crisis intervention training along with the already mandated 30 hours of minimum training.

Kettelkamp says the training is fine, but without additional resources, it is stretching his and other departments thin. 

 

The reform bill also changes the way officers deal with misdemeanors. 

Kettelkamp says the provision allowing people to sue officers for misconduct is making hiring difficult. 

Sheriff Kettelkamp appeared as a guest on the WTIM Morning Show.

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