Austin Police discusses changes to protest policing policies

AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, the Austin Police Department announced changes to its policing policies for protests. According to APD, there are 17 focus areas for the changes to the policies.APD said the update to its After-Action Report was in regard to the 2020 protests. RELATED: 2 more APD officers indicted related to 2020 protestsAPD Chief of Police Joseph Chacon led a conference.Of the 17 changes, Chacon highlighted de-escalation techniques in training, improvements to mobile field