The Joplin police department released it's annual year-end report, Thursday. The 39-page document compiles instances of police force, the types of force used.. As well as complaints against the department. For the Joplin police department, nothing was too out of the ordinary in 2014. "We remained fairly consistent [since 2013] across the board," Cpt. Bob Higginbotham said. "Both with our use of force. And as well as how many complaints were made against our officers." In the 2014 year-end report, police complaints slightly decreased. But overall stayed the same. "We're always very focused on the reduction of complaints from citizens," Higginbotham said. The instances of police force remained about the same from 2013. "By in large, our use-of-force numbers get driven by behaviors on part of the community that we deal with," Higginbotham said. "So we're not always in control of those numbers." But one thing officers have some control of, which saw a major change this year, is the *type* of force being used. 2014 saw a significant drop in officers actively pointing their firearms. Which the department says is due to a new policy when it comes to police pursuits. "The older policy was a much more liberal policy," Higginbotham said. "Basically if [someone] ran, and we felt we could safely chase them, we did that. With the new policy, it has to be a very dangerous felony before we're going to engage in that pursuit." Higginbotham says this policy is responsible for the amount of times officers pointed their firearm at someone decreasing from about 90 times in 2013, to 58 in 2014. "Ultimately we have a great deal of influence with our own culture," Higginbotham said. "And i would say our next step is to closely look at our police culture and try to make all the improvements we can there." compilation, bloopers compilation, news reporter , news channel 5, news channels on youtube, halloween, ghetto, helicopter crash, yesterday, intro template, interruption , in spanish, interview , live today , jetpack fail, japanese, jingle music junkie, justin bieber, jokes, 24h, dancing, news korea, kenya, live, news on air, live stream, news movies, news music, news mess ups, news channel, news now, bloopers 2014, news fails, news on ferguson, news on ebola, news one, Radar, Bus Stop Buddy, FOX Futurecast, Hurricane, Airport Status, Local News, Most Popular, Investigates, FOX29 Weekend, Politics, Mob Talk, Mobile Apps, Text Alerts, Seen On TV, Watch Newscasts Live, TV Schedule, Traffic, Gift Of Life, Yellow Pages, NEWS, Local, U.S. & World, Sports, Health, Tech, Weird, Weather, WEATHER, Forecast, Maps & Radar, Weather Alerts, School Closing Alerts, Weather News, ENTERTAINMENT, Entertainment News, The Scene, Events, In The Wings, NY Live, Your Guide 4 NY, Open House, 1st Look, Talk Stoop, Job Shop, Auto, Tech, Business, Personal Finance, Small Business, Tax Guide, More about the economy, Breaking news, latest news, current events, Terror strikes France, Democrats, Economy, Taxes, Poverty, Corporations, Jobs, Energy, Small Business, Unions, Wall Street, Education, Early Education, School Reform, Elections, Election 2012, Election 2014, Election 2016, Money in Politics, Voting Rights, Equality, LGBT, Race, Women, Immigration, Green, Pollution, Climate, Health, Health Care Reform, Obamacare, Global Health, Food, HIV-AIDS, Sexual Health, National Security, Middle East, Military, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Republicans, Tea Party, Society, Civil Liberties, Criminal Justice, Guns, Media, Religion, Culture, Terrorism, ISIS, 2015 Golden Globes Awards, Al Qaeda, Josh Gordon, Senior Bowl, Miss Universe 2015, Nhl All Star Game, Hassan Whiteside, When Is The Super Bowl, Four Five Seconds, The Interview, Debbie Reynolds, Ariel Winter, Weather Nyc, news bloopers, newsboys, newsroom, newsies, news fails, newsboys we believe, newsroom news live, news bloopers 2014, New York Blizzard 2015, SNOW STORM, Winter Storm Juno 2015, BREAKING, EPIC, HURRICANE, Northeast braces, WTF, NYC, RAW Video,

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