“A Roadmap for Re-imagining Public Safety in the United States” @hrw paper on policing, recommendations for structural reform: Divest from policing, invest in communities, strengthen accountability https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

This paper builds on @hrw 2019 case-study of policing in Tulsa, detailing connections between abusive policing, poverty and structural racism, recommending divestment from police/investment in community/accountability for harmful police https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/us0919_tulsa_web.pdf

We must: 1) reduce role of police in addressing societal problems; 2) invest in communities to advance public safety/rights/well-being; 3) develop independent accountability mechanisms @hrw recs on policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

“Police violence… is inextricably linked to deep and persisting racial inequities and class division. For reform efforts to be meaningful and effective, they need to address those societal condition.” @hrw https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

Day-to-day abuse by police, especially toward Black, Latino and Native American people, is pervasive; it often escalates and leads to killings. @hrw paper on US policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

Mechanisms to hold police officer accountable for harming people are ineffective at best, encouraging officers to act with impunity. @hrw paper on US policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

US policing emphasizes enforcing obedience through command and control, responding to perceived disobedience with force. @hrw paper on US policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

US society is extremely stratified by race; the way police are deployed and interact with communities compounds that stratification. @hrw paper on US policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

US governments fail to address societal problems directly, instead tasking police, resulting in unnecessary coercive interactions with public, frequently escalating to violence. @hrw paper on US policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

US governments should reduce scope and responsibility of policing while redirecting funds to initiatives that support people and empower communities. @hrw paper on US policing https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/12/roadmap-re-imagining-public-safety-united-states

For example, People’s Budget Los Angeles. https://peoplesbudgetla.com/ 

For example, @reimagine_la https://la.streetsblog.org/2020/07/28/county-supervisors-approve-reimagine-l-a-initiative-second-of-three-approvals/

For example, #NoCopAcademy
@NoCopAcademy https://nocopacademy.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/NCAReportFinal2018.pdf