Arbitration is used frequently in police disciplinary disputes across the United States, particularly in unionized agencies where contracts guarantee arbitration rights.
Recent national studies show that arbitrators reduced or overturned police officer discipline in about 52% of the cases they reviewed. Specifically, in cases involving termination, arbitrators ordered police departments to rehire previously fired officers nearly 46% of the time. Additionally, arbitrators on average reduced the length of officer suspensions by about 49%. oiglaw
Arbitration in police discipline remains a highly debated issue, central to national and local discussions about police oversight and union power. leb.fbi
Minnesota’s Neutral Government Appointed Pool of Arbiters for Police Disciplinary Cases