U) Michigan State Police Traffic Enforcement: An Assessment of Policies, Training, and Operations

• MSP does not provide sufficient training on the use of discretion, particularly with the concept of “going beyond the stop.” • MSP members of all ranks take pride in the department and the law enforcement field. [...] One of the associated performance metrics listed for measuring the success of these goals is to “increase the number of potential candidate referrals from partnering colleges, universities, community colleges, and community organizations by 20 percent to support the goal of increasing the diversity of applicants to enforcement and specialized civilian ranks within the MSP.” MSP’s strategic plan fo. [...] The State of Michigan Learning Center administered a “Tribal Relations Training” in August 2022, following the 2016 amendment to PA 451 of 1994 (MCL 324.72117), which directed state employees to create a “master plan to promote and preserve the history of Native Americans in this state.” The inclusion of implicit bias 12 training and the cultural diversity speaker series are consistent with the Fi. [...] The manual states that the Recruiting and Selection Section commander is responsible for the selection of troopers and that the Recruiting and Selection Section coordinates recruitment activities and background investigations. [...] The primary components of the hiring process that MSP uses to assess the character, and potential bias, of applicants are the background investigation and the hiring interview.