Resources

The proliferation in local police departments’ use of surveillance technology, which in most places has occurred without any community input or control, presents significant threats to civil rights and civil liberties that disproportionately impact communities of color and low-income communities. The nationwide “Community Control Over Police Surveillance” effort is looking to change that through legislation mandating that local communities are given a meaningful opportunity to review and participate in all decisions about if and how surveillance technologies are acquired and used locally.

Communities in metropolitan areas across the United States are facing a mix of three problems: concentrated poverty; high levels of crime, violence, and victimization; and high rates of incarceration with an unusually large criminal justice presence. What might justice look like if the people most affected by crime and poverty had a much greater say in what safety means to them and how their government delivers it?

A collection of information and further resources on the participatory budgeting process, how it works, and how to enact this system in your community.

This provocation is intended to intervene in some of the current tensions around solidarity/support work. There are many so-called “allies” in the migrant rights struggle who support “comprehensive immigration reform” which furthers militarization of Indigenous lands. This toolkit zine highlights problems among allyship and how to navigate work that involves liberation, Indigenous rights, and more.

A compilation of information and tips for reporters who wish to cover protests around Native American issues in the United States.

Emerging Issues in American Policing is a quarterly digest intended for police-practitioners and community members that presents innovations in the field of policing from the leading academic journals and research publications. The April 2019 issue includes “Mental Health Calls in a Rural Police Department,” “Racial Disparities in Nashville’s Traffic Stops,” “Crisis Intervention Team Training for Youth and Officer Awareness,” and more.

A report that details biased police practices and their effects on communities. It also provides a set of best practices implemented across the country that can be used to challenge counties and local municipalities into adopting reforms.

A collection of reports that serve as scorecards for county policing and prosecution practices for multiple states. Reports include policy solutions and tools for communities to challenge local leaders to adopt proven reform strategies.