OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE ETHICAL SOCIETY OF POLICE
ESOP supports all legislation geared towards promoting transparency and protecting employees from retaliation for unveiling discriminatory or corrupt practices. All St. Louis County employees, including police officers, can benefit from this whistleblower bill.
Citizens of St. Louis County deserve government oversight and accountability, and one of the most effective ways of achieving that is for employees to be able to say something when they see or experience something.
This bill doesn’t impede on officers’ existing rights or eliminate avenues for filing grievances within the police department. What this bill does is create the responsibility for County Government to take action when retaliation occurs.
– The Ethical Society of Police
ABOUT THE ETHICAL SOCIETY OF POLICE
The Ethical Society of Police (ESOP) is an association of police officers, park rangers, and civilians that advocates for racial and gender equity in the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and St. Louis County Police Department. ESOP was founded in 1972 to address racial biases within law enforcement. ESOP also works to improve community/police relations, develop policies and programs to reduce crime, elevate the status of minority civilians and police officers, encourage greater minority employment by law enforcement agencies, and increase professionalism in law enforcement. Membership is open to all races and includes more than 370 law enforcement professionals employed by the City and County of St. Louis. ESOP membership is approximately 97% African American, but membership is open to all races, religions and sexual orientations. For details, call (314) 690-3565, email [email protected] or visit www.esopstl.org.
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