Most of the public discussion about police misconduct in America has focused on what to do after a tragedy occurs – should the officer be disciplined or even prosecuted, should they be allowed to move to a new department and continue working as a police officer, and how can we put into place trustworthy systems for investigating police misconduct, etc. Those are important questions, but in some sense, they are too late. Ideally, we would like to identify a way to prevent misconduct from occurring in the first place, which would spare members of the public from experiencing harm – and help save the careers of officers themselves.
— Read on crimelab.uchicago.edu/resources/policy-brief-understanding-and-improving-early-intervention-systems/