Third of three public hearings on Vermont police reform
Links to the other two hearings were posted earlier – click here.
Category Archives: Policy & Policing
Events coming up from local Black Orgs!
Upcoming policy-related events! 2/11-VOTE- In case you still haven’t voted, the Black Perspective of VT has officially endorsed a few candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor: For Governor: Rebecca Holcombe, and David Zuckerman For Lt. Governor: Tim Ashe, Brenda Siegel This group will be moving toward aggregating and sharing more candidate information (around their stance… Read More »
Reimagining Policing in Vermont (Reshared from VPIRG)
Reimagining Policing in Vermont
Register for Public Hearings on Law Enforcement in VT
From Lt. Governor Zuckerman – three upcoming hearings on policing in Vermont. I have added them to the calendar on this website. Register in advance if you’d like to speak and be heard by VT House committees. As we are all looking for opportunities to wisely update our policies on law enforcement in order to… Read More »
“All certified police officers have law enforcement authority throughout the entire state”
Please read this email question & answer between my wife and Richmond Sergeant Kyle Kapitanski. As the Policy & Policing group discussed on 7/28, it’s a sensible law to have in a small state – so e.g. when Richmond’s current police force of 2 can’t respond to a call, neighboring departments or VSP can step… Read More »
Kentucky town hires social workers instead of more officers – and the results are surprising
From WAVE-3 News: Kentucky town hires social workers instead of more officers – and the results are surprising
Recent data on SROs from The Economist, July 2020
I read an article in this week’s Economist on the subject of School Resource Officers (SROs) – timely, and not surprising. A link is below; the article is a little over a page long. Because you may hit a paywall, I have added a PDF of the article to the resources section in our website.… Read More »
Burlington declares racism a public health emergency
Burlington is not Richmond and Richmond is not Burlington, but it’s interesting to note that on Thursday morning, mayor Miro Weinberger and the other groups formally declared racism a public health emergency. Quoting from the WCAX.com article on the event, “As part of the declaration, the group outlined three main goals. They include a commitment… Read More »
Berkeley explores move to using unarmed civilians in lieu of police
Berkeley, CA is exploring the concept of using unarmed civilians to conduct traffic stops, respond to mental health calls, and similar tasks. It’s a very interesting idea, especially given what we’ve been talking about here in Richmond lately. Berkeley cops may be stripped of traffic ticket duties
facts about farmworkers
Click below to see all of this resource mythsandrealities about migrant farm workers