Sentences with phrase «for police reform»

I will take each in turn, because I believe the experience of the last ten days makes the case for police reform more urgent than ever.

He compared the fight for police reform to the civil rights struggle, noting that activists did not try to fix discrimination in individual states or cities.

Communities United for Police Reform say officers are not held accountable for their actions and the police department has not done a good job of delineating appropraite police behavior.

Several lawmakers said there was at least a glimmer of hope that they could win the commissioner's support for some police reform bills they have pushed, but which he and the mayor have, thus far, resisted.

From count 24 to 28, the defendants were accused of diverting the sum of N45, 593,500 meant for the Police Reform Programme on August 13, 2014.

David Ruffley, previously a Shadow Minister for Police Reform, said Assistant Commissioner John Yates was «not competent» in his role the over phone hacking allegations.

Instead of backing down today, Ms May announced new guidance on riot outbreaks and defended government plans for police reform.

After watching TFN, Kenneth Chamberlain Jr, one of the founders of the Westchester Coalition for Police Reform expressed his disapproval of Mr. Lafayette's comments on the public access cable show.

Last month, dozens of council members, including Mark - Viverito, protested a grand jury's decision not to an indict an officer in the death of an unarmed black man on Staten Island, and members have continued to push for police reforms opposed by both Bratton and Lynch.

The incident sparked weeks of protests and calls for police reform, including a proposition from California lawmakers to replace «reasonable force» terminology with a «necessary force» standard.

But Communities United for Police Reform said they were both «disappointed and disagree» with Schneiderman's decision.

Some who have not signed on said they are examining the legislation, including Garodnick — who voted for police reform bills in 2013 — and Costa Constantinides, a freshman from Queens who once was a member of the Progressive Caucus.

City Council measures aimed at broader questions of police - community relations have not yet been acted on, but advocates for policing reform recently told Gay City News they remain optimistic that legislation will advance.

The measures are likely to infuriate officers and please campaigners for police reform in equal measure.

«One thing is clear: the experience of the last ten days makes the case for police reform more urgent than ever.»

It will be recalled that the Federal Government, had alleged that the former Governor and two others for diverted the sum of N9.79 bn, part of which was meant for police reform programme and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

Joo - Hyun, Priscilla, Mandela and Manny on behalf of the Communities United for Police Reform team sent out the following statement:

During the meeting, the group Partnership for the Public Good briefly presented its proposal for police reforms.

«There's no telling who will be mayor three years from now, eight years from now,» Torres said about the need for police reform legislation as opposed to administrative policy shifts.

Common — born Lonnie Rashid Lynn — argued that entertainment figures can play an important part in helping the movement for police reform and accountability.

As a legislator and advocate, he has pushed hard for police reform and gun control — the last being one of Mr. Sanders» perceived weaknesses, as a longtime representative a rural and heavily armed state.

The mayor has continued to press for police reform and has spoken out aggressively on issues of economic inequality, often assailing the behavior of Wall Street firms that Mr. Bloomberg vigorously defended.

Also at 11 a.m., the Legal Aid Society, Coalition For The Homeless, Picture the Homeless, Brooklyn Defender Services, Bronx Defenders, VOCAL - NY, Communities United for Police Reform, NYC Council members and others call on de Blasio and the NYPD to stop homeless shelter warrant sweeps, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

Mr. Sharpton praised both men before each spoke, lauding Mr. de Blasio for his support for police reform and success in keeping down the general crime rate, and presenting Mr. Cuomo with NAN's «Dr. Martin Luther King Jr..

David Ruffley, previously a Shadow Minister for Police Reform, said Assistant Commissioner John Yates was «not competent» in his role over phone hacking allegations.

Ms May also risked the ire of police leaders by defending the government's plans for police reform, including a 20 % cut in funding and elected police chiefs — both of which are resolutely opposed by leadership.

In a recent Mount Vernon City Council Work Session Meeting, Damon K. Jones (Blacks In Law Enforcement of America) and Kenneth Chamberlain Jr., (Westchester Coalition For Police Reform) addressed the Council on both the importance and the need for a Civilian Complaint Review Board in Mount Vernon and all of Westchester County for that matter.

The legislation was introduced following the death of Eric Garner, a black Staten Island resident whose death in police custody was captured on video and led to a national outcry and calls for police reform.

She has fought for police reforms, founded the Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust and, in 2003, was awarded the OBE for services to the community.

The prosecution accused the defendants of diverting the sum of N9, 791,602,453.8, part of which was meant for police reform and the Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

«Advocates for police reform have every right to expect a seat at the table... but no advocate should ever have veto power over the legislative agenda of the New York City Council,» Torres continued.

The statement compared the current push for police reform to the desegregation movement of the 1960s.

In a statement provided by Communities United for Police Reform, Small's brother and sister, Victor Dempsey and Victoria Davis, called on Mayor Bill de Blasio and Police Commissioner James O'Neill to immediately fire Isaacs.

«This N.Y.P.D. bill being advanced by Torres is neither the Right to Know Act nor a compromise, but political back - room dealing and a surrender of legislative independence to the N.Y.P.D. and the mayor,» Monifa Bandele, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform, said in a statement.

The rally was organized by Communities United for Police Reform, and had the support of several advocacy and legal groups, including the New York Civil Liberties Union.

Take the group, Communities United for Police Reform.

He's not holding Bratton accountable and he's not holding the NYPD accountable,» says Loyda Colon of Communities United for Police Reform / Justice.

Queens Councilman Donovan Richards, who was recently named chairman of the Council's Committee on Public Safety, is scheduling a hearing on the policing of protests after meeting with O'Neill after a request to do so by groups like Communities United for Police Reform and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

At 5 p.m., Constance Malcolm, mother of Ramarley Graham, Communities United for Police Reform and others rally on the fifth anniversary of the death Ramarley Graham and demand accountability for the NYPD officers involved, Foley Square, 111 Worth St., Manhattan.

«We have a speaker working against the City Council, working with police commissioner Bratton to make weaker version of what we want to get that real justice, the real Right to Know,» said Anthonine Pierre of Communities United for Police Reform.

De Blasio distinguished himself from his opponents in last year's Democratic mayoral primary by highlighting his support for police reform, and in particular for legislation that exposed police officers to state lawsuits for alleged bias - based stops, and created the office of NYPD inspector general.

Claim: The shadow minister for police reform «flipped» his second home from London to his constituency before claiming back thousands for furniture and fittings, including a sofa costing # 1,674, the Daily Telegraph said.

Anthonine Pierre, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform and lead organizer at Brooklyn Movement Center said Tuesday the speaker's announcement was «beyond disappointing,» given the state of police brutality and movements to reform policing around the country.

And Monifa Bandele, spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform, expressed concerns about the fact that Danner is the seventh New Yorker considered emotionally disturbed to die in the NYPD's hands either due to use of force or in police custody during the current administration.

Steve Kohut, of Communities United for Police Reform, noted that the tool will help «see the abuse, experience the abuse and now document the abuse» so that the police can no longer deny it.

Part of the diverted funds were said to be for police reform and Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme.

«The only way the criminal justice system can truly hold officers accountable is through the creation of a special prosecutor,» read a statement from Priscilla Gonzalez, organizing director of Communities United for Police Reform.

Groups such as Communities United for Police Reform and the Coalition to End Broken Windows say that minority neighborhoods are already over-policed as evidenced by the deaths of people such as Eric Garner and Akai Gurley during interactions with the police.

«It's clear to New Yorkers that police brutality is a serious problem, and it is particularly evident to Black and Latino New Yorkers,» said Priscilla Gonzalez, a spokeswoman for Communities United for Police Reform.