Resources

A toolkit/guide that aims to equip more people with tools, resources, ideas, and models to pursue urgently needed community-based research projects. The goal is to inspire more organizers, advocates, attorneys, scholars, and survivors — especially those who are currently and formerly incarcerated — to lead research projects that will contribute to a growing body of data and information to fight for the freedom and well-being of criminalized survivors, and of all people.

This toolkit draws on the insight of Working Group members as well as existing data and research in order to provide actionable and adaptable steps for prosecutors and communities to prevent and address officer-involved fatalities and other critical incidents in their local jurisdictions.

A chart that breaks down the difference between reformist reforms which continue or expand the reach of policing, and abolitionist steps that work to chip away and reduce its overall impact.

A resource hub about ending violence that offers an introduction to transformative justice. Created by Mariame Kaba and designed by Joseph Lublink, the site includes selected articles, audio-visual resources, curricula, and more.

A toolkit that addresses the various harmful policies of criminal justice and law enforcement to aid the work of local elected officials—in close partnership with impacted community members, advocates, and organizers—to fight back in the current era of heightened attack on communities.

This toolkit consolidates and translates the developing body of knowledge on body-worn cameras (BWCs) for law enforcement, criminal justice professionals, advocacy organizations, and community members.

A toolkit providing resources for law enforcement agencies to partner with mental health providers to effectively respond to calls for service, improve outcomes for people with mental illness, and advance the safety of all.

A toolkit outlining strategies to stop interpersonal violence outside of police and prisons. 

An abolitionist toolkit for creating safety outside of systems of policing and incarceration.