'Warrior mindset' police training proliferated. Then, high-profile deaths put it under scrutiny.

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : On May 2, 2019, Murray had his first encounter with Spokane law enforcement that week.
53% : "Right now, law enforcement is set up to meet the needs of the local voters," said Grossman, noting the dearth of national standards for police training.
52% : A recent survey conducted by the nonprofit Police Executive Research Forum, results of which were released in June, looked at police attrition in 194 law enforcement agencies.
52% : The rise was seen not just in the several cities that cut police budgets, but in places that maintained police funding and police presences in their communities.
44% : Murray, who had been diagnosed with a schizoaffective disorder, had seven contacts with area law enforcement in his final three days - the last one quickly turning into an aggressive pursuit that ended in a fatal shooting.

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