Kenton Buckner was sworn in Dec. 3, 2018, as Syracuse’s new chief of police. Buckner, who turned 50 on Feb. 2, sat down with the founder of The Stand, now-retired Syracuse University professor emeritus Steve Davis, at the end of February for a nearly two-hour interview.

 

Buckner’s exclusive interview will be revealed over the next month in a four-part series, starting Sunday, March 17.  

In the interview, Buckner discusses:

• Police use of force

• Plans to reorganize the department from 22 territories into three

• New initiatives with groups such as the NAACP to help increase minority recruitment

• His belief that Little Rock narcotics officers have appropriately used “no knock” warrants in drug raids, a practice previously challenged