The waves of protests in 2020 against systematic racism and police brutality led to calls for cities to change their policing systems. Beyond just discriminatory policing, a big part of the problem was that police officers were being called on to respond to non-criminal 911 … [Read more...] about Denver’s unarmed 911 response team arrested no one in its first 6 months
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What do policing alternatives look like? Denver is the perfect example
As calls for police reform spread across the country this summer, many cities stepped up to reallocate police funding to social programs to address systemic police violence and racism. One of these cities is Denver, Colorado. The city’s Support Team Assistance Response (STAR) … [Read more...] about What do policing alternatives look like? Denver is the perfect example
