Stockton, California, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation.
Stockton, California, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation. Stockton was selected as a pilot site for its demonstrated willingness and capacity to engage in the National Initiative’s research, intervention, and evaluation process, as well as its jurisdiction size and demographic composition.
To read the 2018 status report for Stockton, please click here.
If you would like to read the 2017 status report for Stockton, you can find it here.
In a concrete step toward improved transparency and accountability, the Stockton Police Department is consistently adding its departmental policies to its General Orders webpage.
A first site visit in April 2015 brought together interested residents and community groups of Stockton at the Oak Park Senior Center to participate in a community convening to discuss the National Initiative project. At this convening, the National Initiative introduced the goals and strategies of the project and explained how community members can participate directly.
The National Initiative team also met with city leaders, representatives from the police department, and prosecutors to discuss the role of criminal justice practitioners in this historic initiative.
Below are some items that the National Initiative and Stockton have produced so far.
Case Study: Community Input on Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones)
The Stockton Police Department in California has piloted a community input process for new departmental policy. On August 3, 2017, the department convened its Community Advisory Board to discuss the department’s prospective use of unmanned aerial systems, commonly known as drones.
Second Site Visit Agenda: December, 2015
The National Initiative visited Stockton in December 2015 to review elements of the implementation plan and continue strategy planning for moving forward with Stockton's process.
As part of the National Initiative’s commitment to evaluating the effectiveness of its interventions, the Urban Institute surveyed residents from Stockton’s highest-crime neighborhoods regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward criminal activity and the police department. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews in October and November 2015.
The implementation plan for Stockton contains information regarding trainings in procedural justice and implicit bias as well as initial assessments of key stakeholders' attitudes going into the reconciliation process. The document goes into detail regarding unique interventions and what certain of these processes entail.
The timetable outlines the dates at which the National Initiative and Stockton stakeholders plan to be engaged in various phases of the implementation plan.
First Site Visit Agenda: April, 2015
The National Initiative's first site visit to Stockton came in April 2015 when partners met to begin laying the foundation for the work that will take place over the next three years. The schedule included broader agenda setting with representatives from various groups and organizations as well as breakout meetings for smaller groups to discuss the strategy going forward.
Stockton is a city in and the county seat of San Joaquin County, north−central California. The city is located on the San Joaquin River, in the northern San Joaquin Valley, and has an estimated population of 300,899 people as of 2014.
NI - September 2018
Case Study: Community Input On Unmanned Aerial Systems (Drones), Stockton Police Department
The Stockton Record - April 2018
Town hall on officer-involved shootings brings together law enforcement, south Stockton leaders
The Nation - March 2018
A Crop of Reform-Minded Mayors Is Trying to Fix Policing and Fight Mass Incarceration
NI Newsletter - December 2017
2017 National Initiative Status Reports
CBS Sacramento - July 2017
Stockton Police Department Reaching Out To Spanish-Speaking Community
- July 2017
Stockton police listening tour aimed at building trust
YouTube - June 2017
Police-Community Reconciliation: Framework and Practice
YouTube - June 2017
Reducing Harm: Shifting Police Culture and Practice
GlobeNewswire - May 2017
Stockton (CA) Police Department receives 2017 National Officer Safety and Wellness Award
The Stockton Record - May 2017
Reaching out to help Stockton’s police family
The Stanford Daily - April 2017
Q&A: Stockton Police Chief aims to regain community’s trust
Stockton Record - March 2017
Stockton summit highlights strategies for law enforcement
NI Newsletter - March 2017
Building New Bridges
The Stockton Record - March 2017
Stockton Police reach out to clarify role, assure Latino community
The Stockton Record - March 2017
Stockton community member: Getting ‘a seat at the table’
The Stockton Record - March 2017
Listening in a new way
Stockton Record - December 2016
Stockton Police Look To Open Dialogue With Community
Vox - December 2016
A researcher explains the sad truth: we know how to stop gun violence. But we don’t do it.
NI Newsletter - December 2016
Police-Community Reconciliation: Making Progress in 2016
Stockton Record - November 2016
Stockton Police Department Making Progress on Community Policing
The New York Times - July 2016
A Strategy to Build Police-Citizen Trust
Caravan News - July 2016
Stockton Police Department Awarded Grant: Community Trust Building with Stockton’s Highest Risk Population
Recordnet.com - July 2016
A matter of trust: Community officer serves, guides, befriends, respects
California Police Chiefs - July 2016
Principled Policing
Recordnet.com - July 2016
Stemming the tide of violence
Stockton Record - February 2016
‘Café con los Policias:’ Stockton police reach out to Latino community
Stockton Record - January 2016
Stockton Crime Rate at 15-Year Low
SanJoaquin.com-Blog - December 2015
First in series of youth forums “to educate … about rights and responsibilities when encountering police”
Stockton Record Net - September 2015
Body cameras go online
Miami Herald - March 2015
Justice Dept. uses grants to encourage good community-police relations
Recordnet.com - March 2015
DOJ names Stockton for police-community pilot program
PBS News Hour - March 2015
Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement
- March 2015
Attorney General Holder Announces the First Six Pilot Sites for the National Initiative
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation. The city was selected as a pilot site for its demonstrated willingness and capacity to engage in the National Initiative’s research, intervention, and evaluation process, as well as its jurisdiction size and demographic composition.
As of August 2018, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has administered the following trainings:
All new recruits continue to receive these trainings.
The Pittsburgh Bureau of Police has also provided procedural justice training to officers from the Port Authority of Allegheny County, training 47 officers in Procedural Justice I and 60 officers in Procedural Justice II & III.
PBP offers two community-facing trainings, one on the basics of procedural justice and one on understanding implicit bias. To learn more about these trainings, click here.
To read the 2018 status report for Pittsburgh, please click here.
If you would like to read the 2017 report for Pittsburgh, you can find it here.
In a concrete step toward improved transparency and accountability, the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is consistently adding its departmental policies to its Police Policies and Procedural Manual webpage.
Scott Schubert, Chief of Police
A first site visit in April 2015 brought together interested residents and community groups at the Kingsley Association to participate in a community convening to discuss the National Initiative project. At this convening, the National Initiative introduced the goals and strategies of the project and explained how community members can participate directly.
The National Initiative team also met with city leaders, representatives from the police department, and prosecutors to discuss the role of criminal justice practitioners in this historic initiative.
Below are some items that the National Initiative and Pittsburgh have produced so far.
National Initiative Research Forum: January, 2016
National Initiative partners were in Pittsburgh, PA on January 13 for a research forum at Duquesne University. The forum convened the Pittsburgh region's research community as well as law enforcement and other interested parties to discuss and identify actionable research agendas that correspond to the National Initiative and are especially salient to Pittsburgh.
Second Site Visit Agenda: September, 2015
The National Initiative visited Pittsburgh in September 2015 to review elements of the implementation plan and continue strategy planning for moving forward with Stockton's process. During this visit, National Initative partners met with law enforcement and community leaders from various groups to discuss our work in Pittsburgh.
As part of the National Initiative’s commitment to evaluating the effectiveness of its interventions, the Urban Institute surveyed residents from Pittsburgh’s highest-crime neighborhoods regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward criminal activity and the police department. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews in fall 2015.
The implementation plan for Pittsburgh contains information regarding trainings in procedural justice and implicit bias as well as initial assessments of key stakeholders' attitudes going into the reconciliation process. The document goes into detail regarding unique interventions and what certain of these processes entail.
First Site Visit Agenda: May, 2015
The National Initiative's first site visit to Pittsburgh came in May 2015 when partners met to begin laying the foundation for the work that will take place over the next three years. The schedule included broader agenda setting with representatives from various groups and organizations as well as breakout meetings for smaller groups to discuss the strategy going forward.
Pittsburgh is the seat of Allegheny County. With a population of 305,841, it is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - February 2019
Pittsburgh police chief, officers meet with community in trust-building effort
Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle - March 2018
Pittsburgh police and Holocaust Center partner on day of training
NI Newsletter - February 2018
Procedural Justice: More Than Just Being Nice
Steelers.com - December 2017
Working together as one: The Steelers and the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police continue to grow their relationship.
NI Newsletter - December 2017
2017 National Initiative Status Reports
The Hill - October 2017
Tackling history of race and policing starts with well-informed officers
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - September 2017
Pittsburgh’s new multicultural unit will help communication — in Arabic, Chinese, Nepali, Spanish and Swahili
NI Newsletter - July 2017
The Process of Trust Building
CBS Pittsburgh - July 2017
Pittsburgh Police Zone Five Working To Improve Community Relations
YouTube - June 2017
Reducing Harm: Shifting Police Culture and Practice
The Pitt News - May 2017
Pittsburgh takes steps to reduce violent crime
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - April 2017
Pittsburgh focuses ‘community policing’ on 18 neighborhoods
WESA Pittsburgh - December 2016
Peduto: Pittsburgh ‘Turning The Corner’ On Police Diversity
WESA Pittsburgh - December 2016
Acting Police Chief Tells Community Members He Will Uphold Former Chief’s Vision
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - November 2016
Continue McLay’s good work
The Pitt News - November 2016
McLay resigned, but his reforms should remain
- October 2016
City of Pittsburgh Joins White House-Driven Police Data Initiative
90.5 WESA - August 2016
McLay Apologizes For ‘Horrible, Unjust’ History Between Police And Communities Of Color
90.5 WESA - July 2016
Pittsburgh Police Take On Implicit Bias With Peer-To-Peer Training
Public Source - February 2016
Police push community outreach, revised anti-violence strategy
WESA- Pittsburgh - December 2015
Pittsburgh Police Share Plan To Build Trust With, Protect City’s Muslim Population
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - September 2015
Chief McLay, one year on, keeps faith with community policing
Real Estate Rama - May 2015
Community Meeting Thursday On National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 2015
Pittsburgh meeting part of attempt to boost police-community ties
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - May 2015
What does good policing look like?
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - March 2015
Pittsburgh named pilot site for federal initiative to build trust with law enforcement
Miami Herald - March 2015
Justice Dept. uses grants to encourage good community-police relations
CBS Pittsburgh - March 2015
Pittsburgh Among 6 Cities Chosen For Project On Curbing Racial Bias
PBS News Hour - March 2015
Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement
- March 2015
Attorney General Holder Announces the First Six Pilot Sites for the National Initiative
Minneapolis, Minnesota, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation.
Minneapolis, Minnesota, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation. Minneapolis was selected as a pilot site for its demonstrated willingness and capacity to engage in the National Initiative’s research, intervention, and evaluation process, as well as its jurisdiction size and demographic composition.
This status report comes as Minneapolis moves into a fourth year of work with the National Initiative: moving forward, the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) will take steps to institutionalize each component of the NI to ensure sustainability and longevity.
To read the 2018 status report for Minneapolis, please click here.
If you would like to read the 2017 status report for Minneapolis, you can find it here.
In a concrete step toward improved transparency and accountability, the Minneapolis Police Department is consistently adding its departmental policies to its Policy & Procedure Manual webpage. Additionally, the MPD regularly publishes its data on crime, arrests, use of force, and officer-involved shootings in an easy-to-navigate dashboard format.
The MPD webpage also details the department's history of work with the National Initiative, the Chief's Citizens Advisory Council, and the Community Engagement Team.
Medaria Arradondo, Chief of Police
A first site visit in June 2015 brought together interested residents and community groups of Minneapolis to participate in a community convening to discuss the National Initiative project. At this convening, the National Initiative introduced the goals and strategies of the project and explained how community members can participate directly.
The National Initiative team also met with city leaders, representatives from the police department, and prosecutors to discuss the role of criminal justice practitioners in this historic initiative.
Minneapolis Police: Procedural Justice, Chaplain Intro:
Minneapolis Police Department: Procedural Justice:
Mayor Betsy Hodges Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Death of Jamar Clark
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges released a statement offering condolences to the family of Jamar Clark one year after his death. Mayor Hodges also noted the introspection this tragedy has driven and the progress that she has sought to make.
Below are some items that the National Initiative and Minneapolis have produced so far.
Site Visit Agenda: February, 2016
National Initiative staff visited Minneapolis in February 2016 to meet with senior law enforcement officials as well as community members and representatives from various local support and advocacy organizations.
As part of the National Initiative’s commitment to evaluating the effectiveness of its interventions, the Urban Institute surveyed residents from Minneapolis’s highest-crime neighborhoods regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward criminal activity and the police department. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews in fall 2015.
Site Visit Agenda: November, 2015
Our second site visit in November 2015 inlcuded meetings with local leaders and organizations that will play important roles in the National Initaitive's ongoing work with Minneapolis.
The implementation plan for Minneapolis contains information regarding trainings in procedural justice and implicit bias as well as initial assessments of key stakeholders' attitudes going into the reconciliation process. The document goes into detail regarding unique interventions and what certain of these processes entail.
The National Initiative's first site visit to Minneapolis came in June 2015 when partners met to begin laying the foundation for the work that will take place over the next three years. The schedule included broader agenda setting with representatives from various groups and organizations as well as breakout meetings for smaller groups to discuss the strategy going forward.
Minneapolis, officially the City of Minneapolis, is the county seat of Hennepin County, and larger of the Twin Cities, the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, containing approximately 3.8 million residents.
Fox - June 2018
Minneapolis Police Chief hopes new department position creates better community relations
CBS - May 2018
Minneapolis PD Says Use Of Force Dropped By Half In Last Decade
Fox - April 2018
Minneapolis works to build trust with immigrant communities
NI Newsletter - February 2018
Procedural Justice: More Than Just Being Nice
NI Newsletter - December 2017
2017 National Initiative Status Reports
ACLU Blog - September 2017
The Minneapolis Police Department Is Sharing Data on Police Stops. Other Departments Should Follow.
Star Tribune - August 2017
Now Minneapolis’ top cop, Medaria Arradondo brings useful skills to big task
YouTube - June 2017
Reducing Harm: Shifting Police Culture and Practice
Star Tribune - April 2017
Female police officers’ de-escalation skills changing tone in Minneapolis
NI Newsletter - March 2017
Building New Bridges
NI Newsletter - December 2016
Police-Community Reconciliation: Making Progress in 2016
Minneapolis Post - November 2016
Working together to ensure public safety in 21st-century Minneapolis
Minneapolis Star Tribune - November 2016
Minneapolis detective draws on deep community roots
Minneapolis Star-Tribune - October 2016
‘Too many young black men are dying,’ a deputy chief says at community gathering
Minneapolis Star Tribune - August 2016
Minneapolis police reveal changes to use-of-force policy
MPR News - August 2016
Minneapolis police chief says body cameras are already paying off
Star Tribune - July 2016
With trust and street cred, organizer works to change lives in north Minneapolis
Star Tribune - July 2016
Minneapolis expands diversion programs for misdemeanor offenses
KMSP - July 2016
Minneapolis Police Department final bodycam policy released
KSTP - July 2016
New Minneapolis Program Gives First-Time Offenders of Obstruction a Second Chance
Southwest Journal - July 2016
Hodges focuses on city’s ‘deep truths’ in State of the City speech
MPR News - May 2016
Minn. police chiefs hear about implicit bias in policing
KSTP - April 2016
North Minneapolis Teens, Young Adults Discuss Perception of Law Enforcement
MinnPost - April 2016
First step in building community trust and justice: Acknowledge past harms
USA Today - April 2016
Minneapolis police revamp training to combat discrimination
CBS Minnesota - March 2016
Minneapolis Police Department Looks Back At Roots Of Diversity
Southwest Journal - March 2016
Police and community take a hard look at implicit bias
Minneapolis Post - March 2016
Avoiding ‘lawful but awful’: How Minneapolis and St. Paul police officials are looking to change when officers use deadly force
Star Tribune - February 2016
In Minneapolis, a time for change on policing and race
ABC 5 Minneapolis - February 2016
Minneapolis Police Training Looks to Transform Police, Resident Interaction
FOX 9 Minneapolis - February 2016
Minneapolis part of Dept. of Justice initiative to build trust between community, police
ABC 5 Minneapolis - February 2016
National Pilot Program on Police-Community Relations Gets Underway in Mpls.
MSR News Online - January 2016
Pilot project seeks ways to build police-community trust
Star Tribune - January 2016
New Minneapolis diversion program swaps fines, jail time for conversation with an officer
Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration - January 2016
Over 70 Top Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Urge Congress to Pass Criminal Justice Reform
MPR News - November 2015
Minneapolis police getting training on ‘procedural justice’
Minnesota Daily - September 2015
Minneapolis targeting police interactions
MinnPost - August 2015
The professors and the police: How a Minneapolis project may change the way cops everywhere relate to the public
Star Tribune - June 2015
Minneapolis police training aims to help officers recognize biases
Miami Herald - March 2015
Justice Dept. uses grants to encourage good community-police relations
Minneapolis Star Tribune - March 2015
Minneapolis chosen for program to reduce racially biased policing
PBS News Hour - March 2015
Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement
- March 2015
Attorney General Holder Announces the First Six Pilot Sites for the National Initiative
Gary, Indiana, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation.
Gary, Indiana, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation. The city was selected as a pilot site for its demonstrated willingness and capacity to engage in the National Initiative’s research, intervention, and evaluation process, as well as its jurisdiction size and demographic composition.
This status report comes as Gary moves into a fourth year of work with the National Initiative: moving forward, the Gary Police Department (GPD) will take steps to institutionalize each component of the NI to ensure sustainability and longevity.
To read the 2018 status report for Gary, please click here.
If you would like to read the 2017 report for Gary, you can find it here.
Richard Allen, Chief of Police
A first site visit in April 2015 brought together interested residents and community groups of Gary at Indiana University Northwest Savannah Center to participate in a community convening to discuss the National Initiative project. At this convening, the National Initiative introduced the goals and strategies of the project and explained how community members can participate directly.
The National Initiative team also met with city leaders, representatives from the police department, and prosecutors to discuss the role of criminal justice practitioners in this historic initiative.
Below are some items that the National Initiative and Gary have produced so far.
As part of the National Initiative’s commitment to evaluating the effectiveness of its interventions, the Urban Institute surveyed residents from Gary’s highest-crime neighborhoods regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward criminal activity and the police department. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews in September 2015.
Letter of Support from Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson: March, 2015
Prior to our first site visit, Mayor Freeman-Wilson sent a letter of support to the National Initiative detailing her administration's full support for the new initiative in Gary.
Second Site Visit Agenda: October, 2015
The National Initiative visited Gary in October 2015 to review elements of the implementation plan and continue strategy planning for moving forward with Gary's process.
The implementation plan for Gary contains information regarding trainings in procedural justice and implicit bias as well as initial assessments of key stakeholders' attitudes going into the reconciliation process. The document goes into detail regarding unique interventions and what certain of these processes entail.
First Site Visit Agenda: April, 2015
Our first site visit to Gary included meetings with law enforcement and community representatives to begin laying a foundation and charting a course for the work that will be done in Gary in the coming years.
Gary is a city in Lake County, Indiana, United States, located in the southeastern portion of the Chicago metropolitan area. Gary is located 25 mi from downtown Chicago, Illinois and 12 mi from Crown Point, Indiana, the county seat of Lake County.
NI Newsletter - December 2017
2017 National Initiative Status Reports
Chicago Tribune - July 2016
Gary announces domestic violence awareness program
Kokomo Perspective - April 2016
Gary police already implementing change
NWI.com - March 2016
Gary looking into police civilian review board
WNDU - July 2015
Police and the Public – Part 3: Lessons, advice from Gary and Kalamazoo
WNDU - July 2015
Police and the Public – Part 2: Gary Police partners with Department of Justice
Miami Herald - March 2015
Justice Dept. uses grants to encourage good community-police relations
Chicago Tribune - March 2015
Gary one of six cities in police-community pilot program
PBS News Hour - March 2015
Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement
- March 2015
Attorney General Holder Announces the First Six Pilot Sites for the National Initiative
Fort Worth, Texas, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation.
Fort Worth, Texas, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation. The city was selected as a pilot site for its demonstrated willingness and capacity to engage in the National Initiative’s research, intervention, and evaluation process, as well as its jurisdiction size, ethnic and religious composition, and population density.
To read the 2018 status report for Fort Worth, please click here.
If you would like to read the 2017 report for Fort Worth, you can find it here.
The Fort Worth Police Department has established a Chief's Advisory Board, with the stated intention of providing a forum for police-community engagement around public safety.
Joel Fitzgerald, Chief of Police
A first site visit in May 2015 brought together interested residents and community groups of Fort Worth at the Potter's House to participate in a community convening to discuss the National Initiative project. At this convening, the National Initiative introduced the goals and strategies of the project and explained how community members can participate directly.
The National Initiative team also met with city leaders, representatives from the police department, and prosecutors to discuss the role of criminal justice practitioners in this historic initiative.
Below are some items that the National Initiative and Fort Worth have produced so far.
As part of the National Initiative’s commitment to evaluating the effectiveness of its interventions, the Urban Institute surveyed residents from Fort Worth’s highest-crime neighborhoods regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward criminal activity and the police department. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews in January and February of 2016.
Second Site Visit Agenda: November, 2015
The National Initiative visited Forth Worth in November 2015 to review elements of the implementation plan and continue strategy planning for moving forward with Stockton's process.
The implementation plan for Forth Worth contains information regarding trainings in procedural justice and implicit bias as well as initial assessments of key stakeholders' attitudes going into the reconciliation process. The document goes into detail regarding unique interventions and what certain of these processes entail.
First Site Visit Agenda: May, 2015
The National Initiative's first site visit to Forth Worth came in May 2015 when partners met to begin laying the foundation for the work that will take place over the next three years. The schedule included broader agenda setting with representatives from various groups and organizations as well as breakout meetings for smaller groups to discuss the strategy going forward.
Fort Worth is the 17th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas.
NI Newsletter - December 2017
2017 National Initiative Status Reports
NI Newsletter - July 2017
The Process of Trust Building
WFAA - May 2017
Details on Fort Worth Police Department’s Community Procedural Justice Initiative
Center for Court Innovation - January 2016
Race, Data, and Procedural Justice: A Conversation with David Slayton
Miami Herald - March 2015
Justice Dept. uses grants to encourage good community-police relations
CBS DFW - March 2015
Fort Worth In Trial Program To Help Build Police/Community Trust
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - March 2015
Fort Worth to be a part of federal initiative to build trust with law enforcement
PBS News Hour - March 2015
Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement
- March 2015
Attorney General Holder Announces the First Six Pilot Sites for the National Initiative
Birmingham, Alabama, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation.
Birmingham, Alabama, is one of six pilot sites employing strategies, examining policies, and developing evidence through research to reduce implicit bias, enhance procedural justice, and promote racial reconciliation. The city was selected as a pilot site for its demonstrated willingness and capacity to engage in the National Initiative’s research, intervention, and evaluation process, as well as its jurisdiction size and demographic composition.
To read the 2018 status report for Birmingham, please click here.
If you would like to read the 2017 report for Birmingham, you can find it here.
Patrick D. Smith, Chief of Police
A first site visit in June 2015 brought together interested residents and community groups of Birmingham to participate in a community convening to discuss the National Initiative project. At this convening, the National Initiative introduced the goals and strategies of the project and explained how community members can participate directly.
The National Initiative team also met with city leaders, representatives from the police department, and prosecutors to discuss the role of criminal justice practitioners in this historic initiative.
Below are some items that the National Initiative and Birmingham have produced so far.
As part of the National Initiative’s commitment to evaluating the effectiveness of its interventions, the Urban Institute surveyed residents from Birmingham’s highest-crime neighborhoods regarding their perceptions of and attitudes toward criminal activity and the police department. The surveys were conducted through face-to-face interviews in fall 2015.
Second Site Visit Agenda: December, 2015
The National Initiative visited Birmingham in December, 2015 to review elements of the implementation plan and continue strategic planning for moving forward with Stockton's process.
First Site Visit Agenda: June, 2015
The National Initiative's first site visit to Birmingham came in June 2015 when partners met to begin laying the foundation for the work that will take place over the next three years. The schedule included broader agenda setting with representatives from various groups and organizations as well as breakout meetings for smaller groups to discuss the strategy going forward.
The City of Birmingham, Alabama, is a municipal corporation under the laws of the State of Alabama. Birmingham is the largest city in the state with a population currently estimated at 242,820, and a metro population of 1,079,089.
Nestled at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains at the cross-section of two major railroads, the city was once the primary industrial center of the southern United States. At the height of the nation’s manufacturing age, the city grew so fast in population, it was called the “Magic City.” Today, Birmingham has transformed itself into a medical research, banking and service-based economy, making it one of the nation’s most livable cities with a vibrant downtown, a burgeoning loft community, a world-class culinary scene and more green space per capita than any other city in the nation.
AL.com - June 2018
Birmingham mayor names police chief after 5 month search
NI Newsletter - December 2017
2017 National Initiative Status Reports
NI Newsletter - July 2017
The Process of Trust Building
YouTube - June 2017
Police-Community Reconciliation: Framework and Practice
YouTube - June 2017
Reducing Harm: Shifting Police Culture and Practice
AL.com - April 2017
‘We all need to do this together’: Birmingham police tries to build trust during community walk
NI Newsletter - March 2017
Building New Bridges
NI Newsletter - December 2016
Police-Community Reconciliation: Making Progress in 2016
The Birmingham Times - November 2016
Birmingham’s Playbook for Community Policing
WVTM - July 2016
Birmingham mayor, police chief speak on community-police relations
WTVM - July 2016
Birmingham leaders push for Family Justice Center for domestic violence victims
WBHM 90.3 FM - March 2016
A Day in the Life of a Birmingham Walking Beat Cop
WBHM-Birmingham - March 2016
Crime in Greater Birmingham: Targeting the Violence
WBRC Fox 6 - March 2016
Birmingham police chief shares success stories from crime reduction program
Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration - January 2016
Over 70 Top Police Chiefs and Prosecutors Urge Congress to Pass Criminal Justice Reform
AL.com - June 2015
Birmingham teen tells it straight to U.S. Attorney General: ‘We’re taught young to hate the police’
WVTM13 - June 2015
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks in Birmingham
AL.com - June 2015
Attorney General Loretta Lynch to bring community policing tour to Birmingham
Miami Herald - March 2015
Justice Dept. uses grants to encourage good community-police relations
PBS News Hour - March 2015
Federal pilot project seeks to stem racial bias in law enforcement
- March 2015
Attorney General Holder Announces the First Six Pilot Sites for the National Initiative
St. Louis Public Radio - January 2015
Justice Department Launches Effort To Establish Trust Between Police, Communities
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