John Stanford, a 20-year veteran of the department, will take over once Outlaw officially steps down Friday. The change in command marks a time of transition for the beleaguered Police Department.
Hans Menos, the former head of the city’s Police Advisory Commission, said he believes whoever is chosen to serve as the next commissioner should recognize and promote the fact that police and law enforcement have, too often, been viewed as the only tool to ensure public safety. The department’s next leader, he said, should seek out opportunities to work with experts in other areas — such as public health, homelessness, or grassroots violence prevention — in the effort to reduce crime.
“Our next police commissioner needs to focus on ensuring that they are part of a larger government effort toward public safety,” said Menos, now a vice president at the Center for Policing Equity, an advocacy group. “Not the owner of it, but an equal participant.”Outlaw’s departure was motivated, she said, in part by a desire to allow the next mayor to choose a new chief.
“I just thought it was in the best interest of all concerned, the community, the mayor, and the police officers, to move on,” Ross said at the time. One of his deputies, Christine Coulter, served as interim commissioner until Kenney appointed Outlaw. Coulter — whose six-month tenure made her
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