Bad cops could lose their badges under new California law

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7. There must be, because according to the link ...

Roger Goldman, an emeritus law professor at Saint Louis University who studies police certification, said California’s process would be among the strongest in the nation. He pointed to a provision that also prohibits hiring officers who have been decertified in other states and the lack of a requirement for an officer to be fired by his or her agency before he or she can lose their license.

“That’s a good idea, because in some states, they’re so desperate for bodies, they keep people on that should be fired,” Goldman said.

In order to have "a provision that also prohibits hiring officers who have been decertified in other states" there would have to be a national database of some kind. If not, then a very thorough vetting process.