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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Mar 7, 2025

The Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has agreed to implement a sexual misconduct policy proposed by the Community Review Board last August. Metro lawyers and human resources officials spent months reviewing the policy, which aims to better define misconduct, expand reporting options, and enhance protections for those who report it, the Nashville Banner reports. While the current police department manual addresses sexual harassment and coercion in the workplace, the new policy provides a more detailed list of prohibited conduct, covering both workplace interactions and officer-community relations. According to the news outlet, the department’s adoption of the policy follows years of allegations and debate over its handling of sexual misconduct, harassment and discrimination. “I am grateful to leadership at MNPD for the way they’ve received and implemented the recommendations from the Community Review Board’s report,” Mayor Freddie O’Connell said in a statement.