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NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ After a day spent honoring the legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, today, the National Coalition of Justice Practitioners (NCJP) calls on the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) to hold law enforcement agencies accountable for harboring officers who participated in the insurrection on January 6 at the United States Capitol or who engage in white supremacist activities.
Charles Billups, a founding member of the NCJP, Retired Law Enforcement Officer, and Chairperson of the New York State Grand Council of Guardians (GCGNY)
Sgt. Anthony Miranda (Ret.) NYPD, Chief of Police ACS New York City Administration of Children s Services (Ret.), National Chairperson, National Latino Officers Association (NLOA)
Sending mental-health experts, crisis mediators and other trained civilians out on some 911 calls that police normally would handle helps reduce violence in the community, several experts said Wednesday night during a virtual town hall hosted by the Columbus City Council.
It also would help free up police officers to do a better job at community policing, they added.
The town hall session, titled, “Establishing Alternative Public Safety Crisis Response,” was the first in a series of six such events the city council has scheduled over the next three weeks as part of reimagining public safety discussion on other possible reforms for the Columbus Division of Police.
Ema Sabljak s Review of the Year: From stabbings to Covid, Glasgow never fails to show caring spirit MOST of us are likely counting the days to leave the year 2020 behind us, which makes it an unusual first full year of working for the Glasgow Times to reflect on. As the “weekend girl” I always relished in the chance to report on the colourful and wide-ranging events, from rallies to races around the Glasgow Green, that took over the city each Saturday or Sunday. But clearly this year has been different and for a moment it seemed everything stopped in its tracks.
My brother s death from drugs overdose was the result of our political failure, says Glasgow MP
In a moving, personal plea to radically change the legal approach to drug abuse, Stewart McDonald, SNP MP for Glasgow South, writes for the first time about the death of his older brother, Malcolm, this year from a drugs overdose.
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Stewart McDonald MP has pledged to renew efforts at drugs reform following the death of his older brother, Malcolm, from an overdose. (Image: Daily Record)
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