Topic: Alternatives to Arrests

So You Wanna Be A Cop? (Seattle, Washington)

This text is adapted from “So You Wanna Be a Cop?”, a pamphlet published by the War Resisters League. Would...

So You Wanna Be A Cop?

Building on decades of counter-military recruitment activism and resource-making, WRL presents this ground-breaking counter-police recruitment resource. Similar to military recruiter...

Unhoused and under arrest: How Atlanta polices poverty

Poor people in the United States are a primary target for policing, especially those forced to live on the streets....

First We Get the Money: $12 Billion to Fund a Just Chicago

Chicagoans deserve real community safety—a city in which every child has a fair opportunity to grow up and achieve their...

Police Violence: Reducing the Harms of Policing Through Public Health–Informed Alternative Response Programs

Police violence is a public health issue in need of public health solutions. Reducing police contact through public health–informed alternative...

“A Compassionate City:” Over-Policing of Black and Latinx Youth in Pomona, California

In collaboration with Rutgers Graduate School of Education and the Samuel Dewitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity & Justice, this...

Reformist Reforms vs. Abolitionist Steps to End Imprisonment

A chart that breaks down the difference between reformist reforms which continue or expand the reach of policing, and abolitionist...

Reimagining Community Safety in California: From Deadly and Expensive Sheriffs to Equity and Care-Centered Wellbeing

Today, Catalyst California’s (formerly Advancement Project California) new Reimagine Justice & Safety program released Reimagining Community Safety in California: From...

Self-Managed Abortion Is Not Illegal in Most of the Country, but Criminalization Happens Anyway

Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, as we long feared, we’ve been forced to navigate a new legal...

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