"Over 1,000 people are killed by police every year in America. We are calling on local, state, and federal lawmakers to take immediate action to adopt data-driven policy solutions to end this violence and hold police accountable."
"The end goal of these reforms is not to create better, friendlier, or more community-oriented police or prisons. Instead, we hope to build toward a society without police or prisons, where communities are equipped to provide for their safety and wellbeing."
"Bring The H.E.A.T. is an initiative focused on transforming the public safety system...through 'bringing the H.E.A.T.', we will convene partnership spaces around the topics of hiring, equipment, accountability, and training."
Police culture can be insular and tough to penetrate, but the public can hold law enforcement accountable. Here are important methods and context you need to know.
In 2013, the Camden Police Department was disbanded, reimagined, and born again as the Camden County Police Department, with more officers at lower pay—and a strategic shift toward “community policing.”
Opinion piece by Modesto journalist Eric Caine published in June 2020 in the Valley Citizen. Read the comments after the article for more community opinions.
March 2021 article from Scientific American: "A study also found body-camera use and community policing increased in places with the most active movements."
Using data on speeding tickets in Boston, researchers found that compared to white officers, minority officers are harsher to all motorists, but especially to minority ones. This result appears to be stronger in situations involving Hispanic officers, infrequently-ticketing officers, male motorists, those driving old vehicles, and minority neighborhoods.
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