The D.C. City Council is proposing reforms that would make Washington safer and make its police department more accountable and transparent.
Public Safety
We can improve public safety, reduce crime, and improve opportunities in disadvantaged communities with smarter policing and a fairer criminal justice system. We must overcome resistance from vested interests within police unions to holding unethical officers accountable for their actions.
All Public Safety
An easy way for police to help Black lives matter is to reducing needless contact with law enforcement.
Police are charged with enforcing too many laws and solving too many social problems.
Our most distressed communities need a neutral, authorized, and armed force to preserve peace and order.
The tragic shooting of Jacob Blake is yet another example of why we should rethink what we ask police to do.
If police departments want the support of their communities, they must embrace significant change.
A family helping immigrants meet U.S. nursing and teacher shortages gets prosecuted for ‘human trafficking.’
Less aggressive policing is safer for the public and officers alike.