Thread by @nellymidwest, wish ppl understood that every “reform” they could ever think of for [...]

wish ppl understood that every “reform” they could ever think of for the police has already been tried and failed. they all result in more money for police and no tangible progress bc reformist ideas will never lead to progress for the police. short resource thread

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@C_Resistance created this helpful infographic that summarizes the difference in reformist vs abolitionist steps to address policing. i’ll drop some resources that show why/how those in the red haven’t worked in action 2/11

body cams dont actually help 3/11

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/20/558832090/body-cam-study-shows-no-effect-on-police-use-of-force-or-citizen-complaints

https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2017/7/21/15983842/police-body-cameras-failures

Body Cam Study Shows No Effect On Police Use Of Force Or Citizen Complaints

That's the conclusion of a study performed as Washington, D.C., rolled out its huge program. The city has one of the largest forces in the country, with some 2,600 officers now wearing cameras.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/20/558832090/body-cam-study-shows-no-effect-on-police-use-of-force-or-citizen-complaints

“community policing” doesn’t work 4/11

https://theappeal.org/community-policing-is-not-the-answer/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2015/11/03/community-policing-is-not-the-solution-to-police-brutality-it-makes-it-worse/

https://thecrimereport.org/2015/05/15/2015-05-community-policing-promise-and-failure

Community Policing Is Not the Answer

Investing billions of government dollars into programs that embed police in Black communities will not reduce police violence, nor repair years of injustice.

https://theappeal.org/community-policing-is-not-the-answer/

more training doesnt work 5/11

https://www.insider.com/police-defensive-deescalation-techniques-implicit-bias-training-2020-6

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/racial-bias-training-de-escalation-training-policing-in-america/

Officers already get training to deal with biases they may not know they have, but there's no...

Implicit-bias training is part of many courses for police departments and for much of corporate America. But studies say it doesn't change behavior.

https://www.insider.com/police-defensive-deescalation-techniques-implicit-bias-training-2020-6

“diversifying” the police force doesn’t work (honestly take one look at Baltimore Police Department which is 40%+ Black and you don’t gotta look no further, many major police departments are already “diverse,” turns out Black cops hate niggas too) 6/11 https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/08/22/does-diversifying-police-forces-reduce-tensions

Does Diversifying Police Forces Reduce Tensions?

Law enforcement agencies hope that having more minority officers may build trust in communities torn apart by police shootings.

https://www.pewtrusts.org/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2016/08/22/does-diversifying-police-forces-reduce-tensions

only study showing “diversifying” could help isn’t generalizable nationwide and they studied the Chicago PD from 2012-15 to reach their finding. CPD killed 17-year-old Laquan McDonald and covered it up in 2014 while this study was happening. 7/11 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/diversity-law-enforcement-may-improve-policing-study-shows-n1257515

Diversity in law enforcement may improve policing, study shows

Compared to white officers, Black and Hispanic officers made far fewer stops and arrests — and used force less often — especially against Black civilians.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/diversity-law-enforcement-may-improve-policing-study-shows-n1257515

police oversight boards have major problems and are ineffective 8/11

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/is-civilian-oversight-the-answer-to-distrust-of-police/ https://www.acluct.org/en/news/civilian-review-boards-work-they-must-avoid-past-mistakes

For civilian review boards to work, they must avoid past mistakes

The conversation around CRBs is decades-old, but activists are showing renewed interest in creating them. If you’re thinking about creating or changing a CRB in your town, there are some important

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/is-civilian-oversight-the-answer-to-distrust-of-police/

we know convictions don’t help on a wide scale because as Chauvin’s verdict was being read, cops killed a 15yo in Columbus, OH. not to mention the perks and sheer terror Chauvin will be able to inflict on the inside as someone protected by cops/guards 9/11 https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/family-15-year-old-girl-shot-killed-by-police-in-columbus-ohio

Family: 15-year-old girl shot, killed by police in Columbus, Ohio

The family of a 15-year-old girl says the teenager was shot and killed by a Columbus police officer Tuesday afternoon.

https://www.fox13now.com/news/national-news/family-15-year-old-girl-shot-killed-by-police-in-columbus-ohio

this isn’t saying the changes can’t happen but they need to be abolitionist steps, such as those outlined in the infographic in this thread, not reforms. pgs 70-71 of _We Do This Til We Free Us_ by @prisonculture share a helpful guide for understanding demands to support. 10/11

i think anyone interested in understanding moving forward should read/listen to this book (from the tweet above). it’s an easy, digestible, well-written, relatively short book. hit me up if you want to discuss im in the process of reading now. https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us 11/11

We Do This 'Til We Free Us

A reflection on prison industrial complex abolition and a vision for collective liberation from organizer and educator Mariame Kaba.

https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1664-we-do-this-til-we-free-us

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