Monday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution
What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council will be asked on Tuesday to evaluate the suitability of the city-owned 25-acre parcel for a community farm and,...
View ArticleState Legislatures Seek To Exempt Police Body Camera Footage From Open...
by Hannah Bloch-Wehba and Adam Marshall Dozens of state legislatures across the United States are considering legislation that would exempt footage from police body-worn cameras, or “bodycams,” from...
View ArticleSF DA at Justice Summit Calls for Body Cameras, Video for All Arrests
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi introduces the topic of Race and Reform This week the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office held its annual Justice Summit. The theme this year was the very...
View ArticleMy View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the...
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City state’s attorney, speaks during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. Mosby announced criminal charges against all six officers suspended after Freddie...
View ArticleMy View: Police Body Cameras Are Not Enough
In late 2013, a man was biking home on Alvarado Ave. in Davis. Unbeknownst to him, the police were responding to a call about a potential suicidal man. The officer, according to a letter to the man,...
View ArticleCommentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police
The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a greater degree of transparency, to hopefully rebuild the trust between police and communities....
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Model Policy for Police Body Cameras
By Charles Marlow Ferguson. Staten Island. Pasco. North Charleston. Baltimore. An unarmed person of color. Dead at the hands of law enforcement. And then another. And another. And another. And another....
View ArticleProposed Body Cam Policy Laid Out by Assistant Chief
Assistant Chief Darren Pytel presents the proposed Davis PD Body Worn Camera policy Davis Assistant Police Chief Darren Pytel laid out the proposed new police body camera policy at the Phoenix...
View ArticleSunday Commentary: Proposed Davis PD Body Cam Policy Draws Concerns
Assistant Chief Darren Pytel presents the proposed Davis PD Body Worn Camera policy While we need to be clear – the proposed Davis Police Department’s body worn camera policy, as presented earlier this...
View ArticleEye on the Courts: Fixing Our Criminal Justice System
Former Maryland Governor and Presidential Candidate Martin O’Malley Last week, we reported on research from University of Michigan economics professor Michael Mueller-Smith who, upon examining court...
View ArticleMonday Morning Thoughts II: #BlackLivesMatter Moves to the Policy Realm
It was a movement born of anger and frustration, but if #BlackLivesMatter is to be anything more than a momentary blip in history, it has to be able to forge a cohesive policy reform agenda. As their...
View ArticleACLU Celebrates String of Legislative Victories in California
Body Camera regulation remains an elusive goal By Natasha Minsker Last fall, the three ACLU affiliates in California launched our newly expanded Sacramento office: the ACLU of California Center for...
View ArticleTruth Lost When Officers View Body Cam Footage
By Jeff Adachi In a few months, 2,000 San Francisco police officers will be outfitted with body cameras. These tiny recording devices serve as objective witnesses and hold the promise to revolutionize...
View ArticleMonday Morning Thoughts: Urban Farm, Binning and Alternative Conflict Resolution
What Should the City Do About Mace 25? As we reported on Saturday, the Davis City Council will be asked on Tuesday to evaluate the suitability of the city-owned 25-acre parcel for a community farm and,...
View ArticleState Legislatures Seek To Exempt Police Body Camera Footage From Open...
by Hannah Bloch-Wehba and Adam Marshall Dozens of state legislatures across the United States are considering legislation that would exempt footage from police body-worn cameras, or “bodycams,” from...
View ArticleSF DA at Justice Summit Calls for Body Cameras, Video for All Arrests
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi introduces the topic of Race and Reform This week the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office held its annual Justice Summit. The theme this year was the very...
View ArticleMy View: Baltimore Prosecutor Makes Quick Call, She Better Hope It’s the...
Marilyn Mosby, Baltimore City state’s attorney, speaks during a media availability, Friday, May 1, 2015 in Baltimore. Mosby announced criminal charges against all six officers suspended after Freddie...
View ArticleMy View: Police Body Cameras Are Not Enough
In late 2013, a man was biking home on Alvarado Ave. in Davis. Unbeknownst to him, the police were responding to a call about a potential suicidal man. The officer, according to a letter to the man,...
View ArticleCommentary: President Needs to Go Further on Demilitarizing the Police
The President on Monday took several important steps to both demilitarize the police and also create a greater degree of transparency, to hopefully rebuild the trust between police and communities....
View ArticleGuest Commentary: Model Policy for Police Body Cameras
By Charles Marlow Ferguson. Staten Island. Pasco. North Charleston. Baltimore. An unarmed person of color. Dead at the hands of law enforcement. And then another. And another. And another. And another....
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