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NEW BEDFORD The New Bedford Police Department is reviewing its gang list, the acting police chief said on Tuesday. This comes about a month after a Boston-based youth advocacy group, Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ), released a report critical of the city s police department and its use of a gang list. After multiple requests to schedule an interview with Acting Police Chief Paul Oliveira to discuss the department s use of a gang list, spokesperson Melissa Batchilder told the Standard-Times on Tuesday that Oliveira is currently reviewing the gang list or database. She said there may be some changes and asked to hold off on an interview as the acting chief would have better information after the review. ....
Florida International University Search January 14, 2021 at 9:48am Vulnerable communities, which include Black and Hispanic South Florida residents, are often disproportionately impacted by disasters such as hurricanes, floods and, more recently, the COVID-19 pandemic.
FIU researchers plan to study and address these racial and ethnic disparities over the next three years with a $4.63 million grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The Commons for Justice (CfJ) project will look for solutions to address disparities in preparing for a disaster and increasing a community’s ability to survive and recover. The project was funded as part of the Mellon Foundation’s Just Futures Initiative, in collaboration with 10 community organizations and two FIU museums. ....