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Chairman and members of the committee,
My name is Jillian E. Snider, and I am the policy director of criminal justice and civil liberties at the R Street Institute, which is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, public policy research organization. Our mission is to engage in policy research and outreach to promote free markets and limited, effective government in many areas, including criminal justice reform, and that is why SB 111 is of special interest to us.
Delaware currently has a population of approximately one million citizens. According to a 2019 report, 30,038 individuals were arrested in that year, and more than 75 percent of those individuals were charged with low-level offenses.[1] [1] An overwhelming majority of these individuals will suffer endless effects due to their criminal history.
De-escalation mandatory in California but training varies across police departments
De-escalation mandatory in California but training varies across police departments. Evan Sernoffsky reports
SAN FRANCISCO - The man is wildly swinging a crutch, saying aliens are trying to kill him. Bystanders try to help while recording this bizarre scene on their phones.
Then the police show up.
The chaotic and volatile scene has all the elements of an unfolding tragedy, potentially leading to an injured bystander, or worse, the next viral video of a fatal police shooting.
But in this recent play-acted scenario at the San Francisco Police Department’s training facility – complete with a cast of cop actors it’s a chance for officers to practice getting it right.
Qualified Immunity Is Still the Key to Real Police Reform SHARE
As we approach the one‐year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police, Congress stands at a crossroads: It can deliver the real reform it has repeatedly promised by overhauling qualified immunity, or it can settle for a package of largely meaningless window dressing that leaves untouched our indefensible policy of near‐zero accountability for police. From a purely policy standpoint, the choice is a no‐brainer. As explained below, it’s good politics as well.
To briefly recap, there is bipartisan agreement that American policing stands in desperate need of reform, particularly with respect to excessive force, racial disparities, and accountability. Acknowledging the ongoing crisis of public confidence in police, Congress has spent the past year working to identify key problems and assessing proposed solutions. In the course of those discussions, a single issue has come to p
Brooklyn Center mayor proposes major public safety changes
The resolution would create a committee to create policies and guidelines to make reforms happen, with a directive to present recommendations to the City Council within 180 days.
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Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott addresses the media during a press conference on April 20, 2021, at the site where Daunte Wright was killed. Nicole Neri / MPR News file photo
Brooklyn Center Mayor Mike Elliott is proposing major changes to public safety in the Twin Cities suburb, nearly a month after the fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop.
Elliott told residents at a meeting Saturday, May 8, that his proposal would add more tools to our toolbox to appropriately respond when members of our community are in grave need. And he urged city council members to act quickly to approve the measure.