Over the past decade, the Westbrook Police Department has faced several lawsuits and allegations of misconduct. Notably, a gender discrimination lawsuit in 2015 resulted in a $100,000 settlement. In 2021, the city settled a lawsuit alleging racial bias for $40,000. Data from 2019 indicated that Black individuals, comprising 5% of the city’s population, were involved in 22% of use-of-force incidents. The department has since implemented training programs on implicit bias to address these issues.
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