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Firearms requirements and training for probation officers
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Council Member Diana Ayala inquires about new firearms requirements for probation officers. Dalvanie Powell explains the current situation and expresses concerns about implementation.
- New requirements aim to arm all probation officers, though not all units necessarily need to be armed
- Concerns about officers who haven't handled firearms in many years being required to carry them
- Issues with inadequate training for officers now required to carry firearms
- Powell expresses worries about officers being penalized for situations created by the new policy
- Calls for better training and consideration of which units actually need to be armed