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New Mexico Attorney General To Review Police Training Goals

Hector Balderas

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has announced he will review the much-debated curriculum of the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy.

Balderas said Tuesday as chair of the board that oversees the academy he also will examine if the academy is following state transparency laws and wants to make sure officer discipline is handled appropriately.

The announcement comes as the New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board is set to meets in Espanola on June 9 and 10.

The eight-member board came under scrutiny in September 2013 after it voted to give complete control over the curriculum to director Jack Jones.

Jones shortened classes to 16 weeks from 22 and changed use of deadly force training.

Balderas says the review is needed amid police protests in Ferguson and Baltimore.

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