Police in the town of Lausanne in Switzerland have started implementing its first reform measures, following a series of scandals involving racist and sexist messages among police officials, as well as cases of deaths during prosecutions and police interventions.

City authorities have adopted the first measures under reform called reform 203050, with the aim of fighting discrimination within police, improving working conditions, and strengthening citizens’ trust in security institutions.

According to Swiss public broadcaster SRF, reform is based on Andre’s final report Duvilleard, former Commander of the Neuchâtelli Police and former Deleagues of the Swiss National Security Network.

One of the key measures is to organise mandatory training for police leaders, with the focus of preventing discrimination, improving communication with people of different cultural backgrounds, and managing conflicts.

Training will initially be tested in three pilot activities during November and December, while in 2027 and 2028, all police leaders are expected to be involved.

The programme has been drafted in co-operation with the Swiss Organisation for Refugees Assistance, the International League against Racism and Anti-Semitism, as well as a specialised unit within police.

Under reform, the city has also re-organized human resource management, closer integrated into police management.

The goal is to improve support for employees, identify new frameworks, and better escort of police officers to training, broadcast Telegrafi.

Lozana Police acting commander Stéphane Volper has also decided to create more direct channels of communication with members of the body.

By the end of the year, eight meetings with police directors and employees are scheduled to discuss internal problems and improve co-operation.

Lausanne police have faced widespread criticism following the discovery of racist and sexist messages in groups whatsapp of its members. The death of two young men traveling by scooter and who lost their lives during a police chase and other deaths during contested police interventions have also been noted.

Scandals have also had consequences in running the institution. Olivier Bottero, the former city police commander, left the post prematurely in July 2026 after his resignation had warned him in September 2025.

Through the 2030 Reformation, authorities aim to address the problems of domestic discrimination and organisation and restore public confidence in the police./Telegraphy/