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The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners approved two policies Tuesday dealing with requested police reforms.The first requires officers to have body-worn cameras on during every contact with the public. Video that won't be used in evidence will be retained for 180 days, the police department said.The second policy, the First Amendment Policy, prohibits officers from using less-lethal weapons and munitions, other than chemical agents, to disperse crowds in the event of an unlawful assembly. It also states, "Members will make all reasonable efforts to allow law-abiding individuals to continue to exercise their First Amendment-protected rights, and will focus efforts on those individuals in the active assembly who violate the law."The police department said it did extensive research and looked into best practices nationwide to draft the policies. Members also met with community and city leaders, as well as prosecutors and others to create policies that address community concerns."I commend you for continuing to do the work on this," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a news release.The police department said the full text of the policies will be available online soon.

The Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners approved two policies Tuesday dealing with requested police reforms.

The first requires officers to have body-worn cameras on during every contact with the public. Video that won't be used in evidence will be retained for 180 days, the police department said.

The second policy, the First Amendment Policy, prohibits officers from using less-lethal weapons and munitions, other than chemical agents, to disperse crowds in the event of an unlawful assembly. It also states, "Members will make all reasonable efforts to allow law-abiding individuals to continue to exercise their First Amendment-protected rights, and will focus efforts on those individuals in the active assembly who violate the law."

The police department said it did extensive research and looked into best practices nationwide to draft the policies. Members also met with community and city leaders, as well as prosecutors and others to create policies that address community concerns.

"I commend you for continuing to do the work on this," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a news release.

The police department said the full text of the policies will be available online soon.

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