Resources

This report examines racial disparities, policing landscapes, and budgets in twelve jurisdictions across the country, comparing the city and county spending priorities with
those of community organizations and their members. It also provides an invest/divest framework and “Budget 101” to help readers understand some of the terms
reflected in this report, and provide a general framework of budget analysis and advocacy. The report also highlights the potential impact of participatory budgeting.

A memo which describes Amnesty International’s Lethal Force Report. The Lethal Force Report is centered on police violence in the United States. The Report is grounded in a Human Rights framework. 

A collection of tools and resources by Amnesty International on a variety of subjects, including police use of force. 

Resources and tools that people can use to organize, resist, and advocate for change.

Resources to help targeted communities protect themselves, and engage in organizing and sustained resistance. 

Policy recommendations surrounding strategies to create community control over the laws, institutions, and policies that affect Black communities. 

A policy platform by the Movement for Black Lives that includes recommendations surrounding policing and the criminal justice system. 

An overview of Campaign Zero’s policy recommendations for ending police violence. 

A report detailing strategies to institutionalize community-centered policing as a framework for reform.