We stand in solidarity with the righteous national uprising for racial justice sparked by the police lynching of George Floyd. It will take more than cries for justice that appeal to the power structure in the vain hope that it will respond and reform itself. We must impose our demands on the power structure.
Securing our demands means restructuring the power. With respect to policing, we must make the police accountable to the people and no longer let them police themselves in their own interests and in the interests of the existing power structure that supports the police to reinforce racial and class hierarchies.
The tools provided below are intended to help your local community craft and fight real, systemic change in policing.
DATA RESOURCES
THE MARSHALL PROJECT’S 1033 DATABASE
Find out what kind of military weaponry, vehicles, and equipment your local law enforcement agencies receiving through the 1033 program, which supplies free military surplus to law enforcement.
VERA INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE ARREST TRENDS
The Vera Institute of Justice Arrest Trends research shines a light on how effective current policing policies are.
SPLC WHOSE HERITAGE MAP
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s Whose Heritage Map shows the locations of hundreds of confederate monuments around the country.
TEAR GAS (FREE EBOOK)
Get a FREE copy of Anna Feigenbaum’s Tear Gas: From the Battlefields of World War I to the Streets Today. Tear Gas is the first history of this poorly understood weapon.
USA TODAY’S POLICE MISCONDUCT DATABASE
This database contains searchable records of officers who lost their certification as a result of disciplinary action. The database contains over 30,000 officers from 44 states.
KILLED BY THE POLICE DATABASE
This database contains record of police killings, sorted by year, including a video map showing the shootings over time.
USE OF FORCE PROJECT
This database looks at use of force policies in various police departments around the country and how those policies impact police violence.