Building Momentum from the Ground Up: A Convening on Local Police Reform - Tools for promoting justice in policing

The following documents represent policy research and tools to assist in sharing best practices from around the country in work being done to bring justice to policing and ensuring better citizen oversight and community-centered policing.

The Center for Popular Democracy, PolicyLink, Communities United for Police Reform, and, Local Progress are four organizations that held a convening last week in New York City where community activists, non-profit organizations and elected officials came together to share their experiences from around the country regarding police and justice reform.  The meetings build on and follow a Convening by Local Progress that was also held in New York City in early December, 2014.

  

  

Building Momentum from the Ground Up - A Toolkit for Promoting Justice in Policing

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PolicyLink - Equity Policy Tool

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The Center for Popular Democracy works to create equity, opportunity and a dynamic democracy in partnership with high-impact base-building organizations, organizing alliances, and progressive unions. CPD strengthens our collective capacity to envision and win an innovative pro-worker, pro-immigrant, racial and economic justice agenda.

PolicyLink is a national research and action institute advancing economic and social equity by Lifting Up What Works.

Communities United for Police Reform is an unprecedented campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, bringing together a movement of community members, lawyers, researchers and activists to work for change.

Local Progress is a network of hundreds of local elected officials from around the country committed to a strong economy, equal justice, livable cities, and effective government.