Resources

Pages two through six of this report detail the discriminatory patterns found within policing in the United States; the conclusion of this report provides some policy recommendations for addressing and potentially reducing this bias within policing.

A collection of resources, including documents such as policies for serving immigrant communities, curricula for training law enforcement and community members, and podcasts housed on the COPS website. The goal is that the resources will prove useful tools for police departments around the country looking to build relationships with their local immigrant communities.

A toolkit for law enforcement interaction with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (ID/DD).

Legislation that makes it “easier” to prosecute police over misusing deadly force by removing the need to prove malice. Summary of changes from the Seattle Met:
1) It makes the “good faith” standard objective rather than subjective – another officer in a similar situation also needs to have believed use of deadly force was necessary
2) It still requires police to undergo de-escalation training every year but doesn’t list it as a condition of maintaining certification
3) It changes the requirement to render first aid to the “earliest safe opportunity,” to cover cases in which it’s not safe for the cop to apply first aid immediately
4) It requires that the Washington State Criminal Justice Training Commission also seek input from police unions and minority law enforcement associations on adopting the rules

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 report on changes being made in Milwaukee around policing policies on the use of stop-and-frisk, police misconduct, data accessibility, and police training.

A report with data on the history of residency requirements for police officers and the effects on police-city demographics if these requirements are in place.

A report on the impact of criminal justice reform in California, and specifically in San Joaquin County, that has led to decreased crime rates and decreased jail populations.