The reality is we need fewer, higher paid police with an extremely high barrier to entry. They should be required to go through the kind of training the military goes through for months so you see how they react under pressure. They should have people constantly giving them an opportunity to lie, cheat, steal and abuse their position of power to test if they are corrupt in any way. They should be monitored 24/7 and if they do anything that remotely looks suspicious they should be removed from their position of power. They should be required to go through intense training annually to see if they are still psychologically fit to do the job. Finally they should start as peace officers for several years and be required to communicate with people in difficult situations until it is possible to determine if they can be trusted. Everyone else should be put on peace officer duty with no weapons and no authority to do anything but observe and report information. The police don't need the amount of authority and power they have.