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What happened when Camden started rethinking policing to build trust

Hari Sreenivasan

June 30, 2017 |

PBS NewsHour |

Broadcast TV Programs |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

Police reform in Camden, New Jersey has centered on de-escalation and increased surveillance. With these reforms, the city has seen a decrease in violent and nonviolent crime and a decrease in the use of and complaints of excessive force by police. While not without concerns of the increased surveillance, the department says the shift of role from warrior to guardian is showing impact.

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Female Police Squads Tackle Street Harassment in India

Cristina Maza

June 22, 2017 |

News Deeply |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: India, Jaipur

Sexual harassment is rampant in the streets of India, and too often escalates into violence that can lead to horrific incidents like the gang rape and murder of a female student in 2012. To help address the issue, Jaipur has established an all-women police squad, which not only provides female victims a safer and more empathetic support figure, but establishes a new level of visibility for women's strength in the face of a deeply, historically misogynistic system.

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In the fifth most deadly state for domestic violence deaths, a new South Carolina program sees first flicker of success

Caitlin Byrd

June 21, 2017 |

The Post and Courier |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Spartanburg, North Carolina

In High Point North Carolina, domestic violence cases dramatically dropped after the city adopted a “focused deterrence” approach. “Where the city once saw between three and five domestic homicides a year, it has only had two in the last five years (one involved a couple from out of town). The last domestic homicide in High Point was in 2015.” The approach has worked in other cities as well. Now, Spartanburg County is the first to implement it at the county level.

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Criminalizing Homelessness

Kenny Jacoby

June 01, 2017 |

Eugene Weekly |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Eugene, Oregon

In Eugene, Oregon, the city – much like the rest of the United States – has often practiced ticketing, citing, and/or arresting individuals as a response to homelessness. The practice, often referred to as the criminalization of homelessness, is now being called into question by groups across the city. Since the police are often the initial responders to people experiencing housing insecurity, the city is trying responses like community outreach to better address the needs of these individuals instead of writing them a ticket or sending them to jail.

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Survivors of Torture Under Jon Burge Find a Place of Respite

Brandis Friedman

May 25, 2017 |

WTTW-PBS |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

Two years after the city of Chicago approved reparations for the dozens of men tortured by a squad of police, one part of the plan, the Chicago Torture Justice Center, opened as a provider of mental health counseling and other services needed by the survivors. Under the direction of police detective Jon Burge, white police officers used electric shocks, suffocation, beatings, and racial slurs to coerce confessions from black suspects. One survivor, Darrell Cannon, served 24 years in prison before being released in 2007, but until the center opened in 2017 he had received no counseling.

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Officials: Mental health officer program already successful

Jessica Priest

May 23, 2017 |

The Victoria Advocate |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Victoria, Texas

In Victoria, Texas, the police department and mental health officials are joining forces to better respond to community crisis situations. From certifying police officers as mental health officers to assessing whether people already in jail have mental illnesses, the city is already reporting success from the initiative.

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When Chicago cops moonlight, no one is watching

Jonah Newman

May 08, 2017 |

Chicago Reporter |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

There is much to be learned from The Chicago Police Department's failure to regulate moonlighting police officers. Boasting the nation's weakest oversight of documenting its officer's second-shift jobs, the department has seen repercussions both in shooting statistics and tax payer dollars. It's not what Chicago is doing that is a solution, but what others are doing that they should learn from.

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What cops aren't learning

Curtis Gilbert

May 06, 2017 |

Reveal |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A Minneapolis police department has placed a new focus on equipping its officers with conflict de-escalation techniques. After incorporating communication and listening skills into its training, the department has seen a decrease in the use of force.

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Most states neglect ordering police to learn de-escalation tactics to avoid shootings

Curtis Gilbert

May 05, 2017 |

APM Reports |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Some cities in the United States have integrated de-escalation and mental health tactics into police training, and have thus seen a decrease in the use of force, as well as an increase in community trust.

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Protecting overdose witnesses with Good Samaritan Law

Zach Bourgeois

May 04, 2017 |

Temple University |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Camden, New Jersey

During a drug overdose, some people avoid calling for medical assistance because they fear arrest. Laws that protect callers can help, but even where those laws exist, many drug users and potential overdose witnesses don’t realize they are protected.

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