POTUS signed an executive order today that directs the DOJ to offer funds to state and local departments that seek accreditation from independent certifying bodies regarding their practices, their use-of-force policies and de-escalation techniques, and their training of officers in those policies. It also appears to tie federal grant funding to them providing information for a federal database on officers receiving complaints of excessive force use.
I can't tell from the language in the order whether this means that "if you currently receive federal grants, you get nothing unless you do X and Y", or if it means that "the DOJ will give you MORE grants than you currently receive if you do X and Y". Obviously the former has a lot more teeth.
But... At least it's something.
