Policing Policy

A New Blueprint for Public Safety and Thriving Communities is needed

This is a blueprint for ending the dehumanization that has criminalized extreme vulnerability and created an incarceration crisis in communities of color

An Approach-Document

& Process Strategy

A coordinated justice system response to public safety and thriving communities that decriminalizes people of color for being black and poor. A system that responds more quickly and effectively to violent crimes when needed, expanding the definition of violence to include systemic enhances capacity to stop violence, harm, build trust across the spectrum and save lives. A fully articulated CCR (contact and control room) hub of communication across the force. Plan and method for making a CCR work. 911 emergency calls non-emergency enquiries via telephone, email, text, social media and facsimile Broadens the concept of public safety evidenced by contact with officers and staff on the ground.

Appoach

A shared, coherent way of thinking about public safety and types of intervention that are effective toward thriving communities.

Doument

A collection of interagency practices designed to guide our collective approach. They must include community of color led agencies and perspectives on public safety.

Process

An ongoing evaluation and adjustment of practices

New questions to embed in the new blueprint training to address racial fears and anxiety.

What is Needed

For a New Blueprint

When it comes to assessing whether someone is a genuine threat or whether white anxiety and racial bias are at play, it is essential to examine the situation in question objectively. This means looking at specific behaviors or actions that may indicate a threat, rather than relying solely on one’s feelings or assumptions. While it is important to trust one’s instincts and prioritize personal safety, it is also critical to be aware of the potential impact of bias and prejudice.

Asking the right questions about public safety and thriving communities with a single, overarching policy of equity.
Best practices grounded in equity research in policing and public safety
All agencies cooperation that identify, document, act on risk/danger/community investment protocols
Employs victim / perpetrator engagement strategies that are humane and maintains dignity
Pays attention to and is aware of disparity of impact and unintended consequences from policing and public safety
Inter- and intra- agency monitoring built in =ongoing problem solving among public safety practitioners with community agreements

What Are The

Next Steps?

When it comes to assessing whether someone is a genuine threat or whether white anxiety and racial bias are at play, it is essential to examine the situation in question objectively. This means looking at specific behaviors or actions that may indicate a threat, rather than relying solely on one’s feelings or assumptions. While it is important to trust one’s instincts and prioritize personal safety, it is also critical to be aware of the potential impact of bias and prejudice.

Understand the terms and goals of public safety.
Take inventory of what city and county resource are available for the new design.
Reassign roles for policing and community in partnership dividing up allocated budget funds.
Know how many officers you need on the ground to keep a community safe bases on wards, districts, etc. and crunch the numbers.
Negotiate buy in from police union and change necessary state laws that impede changes needed.