San Jose police are ill-trained to handle protests. SJPD says it needs $1 million to fix that.
When racial justice protests broke out in downtown San Jose during the summer of 2020, most of the city’s police officers and commanders weren’t properly trained to handle large demonstrations, according to a newly released report.
The independent after-action report, released earlier this week, was conducted by the police auditing firm OIR Group. It was accompanied by a written response from Police Chief Anthony Mata. And that doesn’t include the cost of instructors, travel or per diem, Mata said. Because the department is short-staffed, the training would have to take place outside officers’ regular shifts, he added.
Shivaun Nurre, San Jose’s independent police auditor, declined to comment publicly on the report ahead of Tuesday when the City Council is scheduled to discuss the matter. But Aaron Zisser, the previous police auditor, said Mata’s response fails to instill public confidence that the department is truly attempting to reform.
In this latest independent review, auditors asked an SJPD lieutenant when the last substantive civil disorder training took place. “Never,” was the answer.
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