DALLAS – Dallas police swiftly admitted to a white officer who shot a man in his house. They expressed contrition, turned over to independent researchers and reached out to the victim's family.

This is a proactive approach that has been made to date in Sept. 6. There have been protests but not large-scale unrest since the death of Botham Jean, a native of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia who went to a Christian university in Arkansas and worked in Dallas for accounting firm PwC.

The murder by officer Amber Guyger – who told officers she believed the victim was a victim of an "explosive situation" on the streets, said Frederick Haynes, pastor of a Baptist Church in Dallas and vice president of the African- American Pastors Coalition.

Haynes praised the actions of Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall, who has been in her job only a year.

"She said," he said, "and as a result that has helped keep calm."

Ferguson, Missouri, Chicago and Baltimore, Killings of black men in recent years. Police departments across the country have polluted how others have reacted to the crisis.

University of Texas-Dallas criminologist and professor John Worrall said Dallas police officials have taken steps to keep their work open to the public.

"As big departments go all over the country, I've been really excited about their data," Worrall said Tuesday.

Jean's shooting happened about 10 p.m. Thursday. Within seven hours, police released a statement that the officer erred by entering Jean's apartment. Hall then held a press conference early Friday afternoon, "which also states that they are more likely to be arrested." Guyger for manslaughter. She said the officer was going to be tested for alcohol and drugs, and that the Texas Rangers would conduct an independent investigation. She added that she had spoken to Jean's sister to express condolences to the family.

Police released Guyger 's name on Saturday after local media began reporting it, and she was busy with manslaughter Sunday. By Monday, Four Days After The Shooting, Dallas County Attorney District Faith Johnson gathered at a news conference with members of Jean's family. "My commitment is that there is always going to be equal justice in this county," Johnson told reporters. She said a grand jury would hear the case and could decide on more serious charges.

Mayor Mike Rawlings also quickly reached out to community leaders on the killing of Jean.

Not everyone is pleased with the response in Dallas. Lee Merritt, an attorney for the Jean family, said Guyger should be arrested in the apartment complex. Guyger was free until his arrest on Sunday. She posted bond and was released.

Alex Piquero, Professor of Criminology at the University of Texas at Dallas, said this can be a lengthy, laborious process that can not bring an immediate arrest.

"Whether they charge the person, the outcome is still the same, the charge happened," Piquero told The Associated Press.

The police and the police are in the process of being shot in the face of the police. The shootings of the officers galvanized support for law enforcement.

Dallas County also prosecuted by Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver, who was sentenced last month to 15 years in prison in the shooting of a black teenager. Oliver, a white officer who's been a part of last year, with Jordan-Edwards 15-year-old. Oliver had said he was worried about his partner, prompting him to fire. Edwards, who was in the passenger seat, was shot.

Haynes, the Dallas Pastor, said the Oliver case was an important step to instilling the notion that there is equal justice in Dallas County, but he still cautious.

"I do not think we're moving in a positive direction."

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Associated Press writer Jamie Stengle in Dallas contributed to this report.