South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley, who is the president-elect of the National Association of State Attorney Generals, is weighing in on the recent controversy involving police officers. Jackley, who assumes his new title in June, says this is a topic they’re talking a lot about as an attorney generals’ association. He says key to public trust is being open to the public when there are officer involved shootings. That means informing the media immediately, getting the Division of Criminal Investigation involved with other outside agencies to review the shooting, releasing a summary of the investigation and answering questions…
Jackley says South Dakota police officers are learning from the events that have unfolding around the nation…
The attorney general is currently working with South Dakota’s technical schools where criminal justice programs are being taught. He says the mission is to improve the process of certifying the next generation of police officers…
Jackley is visiting the technical school campuses this week to get agreements in place. His latest visit was the Lake Area Technical Institute Criminal Justice Program at Watertown on Tuesday…
Agreements are already in place at the tech schools in Sioux Falls and Rapid city.