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11. Finally, we’ve catalogued an extensive range of research studies and other information detailing potential solutions to police violence at joincampaignzero.org/researc…
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10. Know change is not only possible, it’s already happened in some places. Oakland police shot 8 people on avg each year 5 yrs ago and, after these interventions were implemented, they had 0 shootings this yr, 1 last yr (the officers were fired) and 0 the yr before. Lives saved.
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9. Resource the Department of Justice (after the current president is voted out) to initiate more investigations of police departments. Departments that receive federal intervention have 25-30% fewer police shootings than those that do not. vice.com/en_us/article/kznag…
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8. Establish non-police alternatives to 911 calls involving people with mental illness. For example, 1 in 5 of the 911 calls in Eugene, OR are diverted to mental health first responders instead of police to respond. A success being scaled in Portland. wsj.com/articles/when-mental…
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7. Invest in alternatives to police as crime prevention strategies. Every 10 additional organizations in a city:
- Reduces the murder rate by 9%
- Reduces violent crime rate by 6%
- Reduces property crime rate by 4%
The Research: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
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6. Predictive policing on the police. Yes, use the technology against them. Data on use of force, complaints & lawsuits can be used to identify officers who most likely to shoot someone next and prevent it from happening. Use the methodology to save lives. chicagotribune.com/news/crim…
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5. Police Union Contracts. Every 4-6 years your police dept’s accountability system is re-negotiated. Purging misconduct records, reinstating fired officers, dept funding- it’s in the contract. Cities with worse contracts have higher police violence rates. checkthepolice.org
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4. Demilitarization. Police depts that get more military weapons from the federal govt kill more people. You can stop that from happening through local and state policy. Montana (Red state) has gone the furthest on this. Your state can and should follow. journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
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3. More restrictive state and local policies governing police use of force are associated with significantly lower rates of police shootings/killings by police. This is backed by 30+ years of research. We identified specific policies that work here: useofforceproject.org
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2. There is no evidence that better police training programs or “implicit bias” training changes police behavior. The trainings vary in quality and rarely result in any accountability/changes in decision-making. Don’t put this at the top of your agenda. Next, what works...
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Lesson 1. Everything you’ve probably heard is a lie. Specifically, the most discussed “solutions” to police violence have no evidence of effectiveness. For example, Body cams don’t reduce police violence: pnas.org/content/116/21/1032…
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For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)
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black people riot when their anger over being murdered and oppressed reaches a boiling point.
here are some fun reasons why white people have rioted:
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Black people are literally saying “stop killing us” and there are people saying “But...”
Life is strange and beautiful and when it hands you lemons you gotta make lemonade (and/or waffles). Happy Easter. If you’re reading this, I hope you’re having a good day. @ Darien, Illinois instagram.com/p/B-5vqcTlSBcs…
Some cool things that belonged to my dad, pt. 2
(I’m not into military stuff but these are beautiful and this book is a visual treat—and the last ones were created by Walt Disney Studios!)… instagram.com/p/B-3qhqRDqCsV…
Some cool things that belonged to my dad, pt. 1 @ Darien, Illinois instagram.com/p/B-3poWXjqF7J…
