I do not live in the US, but your comment is not meant to be positive, right? > In fact, I don't think anyone really has oversight of local police departments

I do not live in the US, but your comment is not meant to be positive, right? > In fact, I don't think anyone really has oversight of local police departments except possibly for local voters. this does not feel right at all, especially with all I read about the problems with the police and the lack of accountability of the actions of individual police officers. I do not feel confident in directly overseeing something as complicated as a police force. What do you do if you feel the handling of your police force is inadequate?