The Nation : Philadelphia Police Hit

A task force recommended a massive overhaul of the Philadelphia Police Department, saying the force of 6,800 officers must overcome its history of “favoritism, corruption and brutality.” In a 195-page report, the Philadelphia Police Study Task Force suggested more than 100 changes to modernize and manage the police force, including regular drug testing and requiring recruits to have high school degrees. “To us, the Philadelphia Police Department’s development as an effective, modern department seems arrested,” the report said. “The department seems unfocused, unmanaged, under-trained, under-equipped and unaccountable.”