LAPD Chief orders the immediate separation of officers after deadly incidents

• What is he "ordering"? This is already Required.

Los Angeles Police Chief William J. Bratton commanded 88 top-ranking officers Wednesday to tighten procedures when investigating the serious use of force and to move decisively to separate officers to prevent any public perception that they conferred. Bratton said the move was to help avoid a repeat of what happened in the flashlight beating of car-theft suspect Stanley Miller in Compton, where supervisors took about 45 minutes to decide it was a serious use-of-force incident and to separate officers. The delay in separating the eight officers involved at the scene has led to allegations of a coverup. Bratton directed his commanders to immediately implement the highest level of review if there was any doubt about whether officers' actions could lead to a suspect's death. During such a probe, known as a categorical use-of-force investigation, officers must be separated and interviewed individually.[more]