Sentences with phrase «police and community for»

«The goal here was to change the relationship between police and community for the better and to respect our people while keeping us safe and I think the actions of the City Council will help us do that.»

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«Such a divide between the local police and immigrant groups will result in increased crime against immigrants and in the broader community, create a class of silent victims, and eliminate the potential for assistance from immigrants in solving crimes or preventing crime.»

Other than making vague promises to place more police officers on the streets, encouraging DNA testing for death - row inmates and calling for the need to reduce recidivism by investing in «proven community - based law - enforcement programs,» the Democrats» policy solutions over the past eight years have done little to dismantle the carceral state that they helped create.

Start Small is a charity focused on underserved communities, and its first focus will be Ferguson, Missouri — now infamous for the racial unrest that followed the fatal shooting of Michael Brown and a long pattern of prejudicial police treatment of minorities — and is located outside Dorsey's hometown of St. Louis, Missouri.

Michelle Davey, Superintendent, Vancouver Police Department Kira Gerwing, Community Investment Manager, Vancity Credit Union Tsur Somerville, Senior Fellow, UBC Centre for Urban Economics and Real Estate Jon Stovell, President, Reliance Properties Moderator: Janet Austin, CEO, YWCA Metro Vancouver

A program designed to keep troubled students in school and out of jail kept police from identifying Nikolas Cruz as a threat to the community when they had the chance, according to the attorney for one of Cruz's victims.

Alberta communities are screaming for help and enhanced policing, yet government has not fully responded.

You talk about community and tolerance — where is the community of tolerance for we who have not grown up enough yet to get over being the «correction» police?

Professor DiIulio again: «It is reasonable to suppose that by doubling or tripling the number of officers on regular duty in and around drug - infested, crime - torn neighborhoods, and by deploying them in accordance with the precepts of community policing, the streets and sidewalks of even the most blighted inner city could be made safe enough for children to play and adults to stroll.»

In late March 2015 police seized two priests in Mutanjiang — Fr Shaoyun Quan, 41, and Fr Jianyou Cao, 43 — who had just celebrated Mass for underground Catholic communities.

Show Me Democracy tells the story of seven St. Louis college students who are battling injustice, raising awareness about police brutality and fighting for real reform in their community and within the local education system.

Community activities include donating burgers to the New York City Fire and Police Departments for the annual Stamp Out Crime night and annual charity fire / police baseballPolice Departments for the annual Stamp Out Crime night and annual charity fire / police baseballpolice baseball game.

«After spending time with police officers on ride - alongs, meeting with politicians on the state and federal level and grassroots organizations fighting for human rights, it's clear that our criminal justice system is still crippling communities of color through mass incarceration.»

Newton's comments leading up to the Panthers game and protest reflected him wanting to bring unity, but said his desire for accountability applied to both the black community and police officers and that there was a state of oppression in the black community but also that «as black people, we have to do right by ourselves.

It creates a huge culture clash, and I think many in these communities will tell you they can feel the police disdain for them.

Advocacy group Northside P.O.W.E.R., which is affiliated with soup kitchen Good News Community Kitchen, met with Rogers Park police to ask for more police visibility, another police camera at the intersection and a closer police station, organizer Daniel Romero said.

Almost all respondents said it was essential or very important to invest in municipal infrastructure, and four out of five stressed community policing and investing in facilities and equipment for police and public works.

For the last five months while the two communities battled in court over which municipality's annexation would be upheld on the formerly unincorporated land, the property was in limbo in regard to garbage pickup, library and park services, police patrols and street snowplowing.

The proud daddy to be (again) is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, a police officer for our community, an amazing father to my stepson, and has been my biggest supporter over the past 2 years filled with change!

At a community meeting last week, the debate between residents heated up when a civilian beat facilitator, who acts as a go - between for police and residents, said gang problems at Haas Park have declined dramatically despite the shooting.

If you have not, call your local community center or police department and sign up for a D.A.R.E. or parenting class on teen drug use.

«Baroness Smith of Basildon to move that this House regrets that Her Majesty's Government's plans for the introduction of the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment)(No. 2) Order 2014 do not include provisions for a 12 - month review of the impact of the reclassification of khat in view of the highly unusual community focus of its use, for putting a detailed policing strategy in place before a ban takes effect, or for a health strategy to prevent a transfer of addiction to other substances; and do not commit the Department for International Development to do more work with the government of Kenya to alleviate the effect of the reclassification on the Kenyan economy.»

At a time when the Government are cutting back on public services and relying on the private sector to meet the challenges of providing services to the Community in many of those areas where the public sector cut backs have reduced services, the National Association of Retired Police Officers (NARPO) believes, the news that G4S have failed to meet their target for security personnel at the Olympic Games must leave us all concerned about the future.

How police chiefs go about cutting crime is up to them.The last government tested to destruction the idea that you can set policing plans and targets from Whitehall for communities as different as Brixton and Berkshire, Salford and Surrey, Lewisham and Lincolnshire.

We must not forget now trainee journalist George Osborne's threat to wage further austerity on the poorest if the UK chose to leave the EU — nor our previous governments» ideological adherence to slashing any and all public services, whether the NHS, the fire service and community policing, or even free school meals for children.

The rich can afford to live in gated communities, hire bodyguards, and pay more taxes for good policing.

Mr Swire also warned that despite government claims that the changes would make life quieter and safer for local people by giving police new powers to shut down premises, communities were in reality being shut out of the system.

Tuition would rise and security would be strengthened at Niagara County Community College under a tentative budget for the next academic year, which includes $ 250,000 for two armed peace officers and a contract with a local police agency to supply a regular police officer to patrol during the day.

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

Also on the republican list of demands: abolition of the Privy Council; full proportional representation in elections for the House of Commons; decentralisation of power to local and community authorities; a voting age of 16; fixed - term parliaments; state funding of political parties; a ban on outside earnings for MPs; more powerful Commons select committees, with powers to confirm or block ministerial appointments; elected police chiefs and elected mayors in all the major cities.

And that would cut the number of community boards, police precincts and school districts for the seat in haAnd that would cut the number of community boards, police precincts and school districts for the seat in haand school districts for the seat in half.

City Councilmen Peter Koo (R - Flushing) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria) held a rally for greater police presence in Flushing at the James A. Bland Community Center at 133 - 36 Roosevelt Ave., across the street from the Mobil gas station where Pakistani immigrant Nadeem Khan was killed July 25.

«For communities of color that are disproportionately affected by increased policing, this bill empowers us and it protects us.»

«Nevertheless, the combination of infrastructure development programmes, engagements with local communities, sustenance of the Amnesty Programme for repentant ex-militants and improved maritime policing activities have proved effective in stemming the tide of insecurity around the coast of Nigeria.

Some police forces have responded well and have spoken up for their local communities.

A group of about a dozen community activists disrupted a Buffalo Common Council committee meeting yesterday to protest the cancellation of the Police Oversight Committee meeting and to urge council members to reschedule the session for September as opposed to waiting until January.

At 10:30 a.m., the Assembly will hold a public hearing to examine the need for reforms to the criminal justice system to ensure fairness, improve community / police relations and to protect the safety of law enforcement officers, Assembly Hearing Room 1923, 19th Floor, 250 Broadway, Manhattan.

The Buffalo Police Department hopes to have some officers wearing body cameras on the streets for the first time within three months, a move many say could bring more transparency to police activity and build trust between the community and pPolice Department hopes to have some officers wearing body cameras on the streets for the first time within three months, a move many say could bring more transparency to police activity and build trust between the community and ppolice activity and build trust between the community and policepolice.

De Blasio and his campaign have often touted the mayor's record on policing as a strength, pointing to the drop in crime, improvements in police community relations and reductions in the number of arrests for low - level crimes, such as possessing small amounts of marijuana.

McCray said today Adams attended the launch of her ThriveNYC initiative to combat the city's mental health crisis, had pushed hard for the mayor's Pre-K for All initiative and that he is in a unique position to improve police - community relations.

London needs a diverse police force that works with communities to reduce crime, and services and support for bringing people closer together not dividing them.

For the past four months the Guardian has joined English Defence League demonstrations, witnessing its growing popularity, from protests attracting just a few hundred hardcore activists at the end of last year to rallies and marches which are bringing thousands of people on to the street — and into direct conflict with the police and local Muslim communities.

He opted instead for DC's Renaissance Hotel and a national audience, a speech bursting with vague campaign - style rhetoric about cops in communities and neighborhood policing.

Osabarima Pinkro said the police were still interrogating the suspects and looking out for possible leads that would ensure that all persons involved in the robbery at Lapaz and the subsequent killing of Constable Daniel Owusu and causing injury to Constable Alhassan Jibril, both of the Community Policing at the Police Headquarters, were arrpolice were still interrogating the suspects and looking out for possible leads that would ensure that all persons involved in the robbery at Lapaz and the subsequent killing of Constable Daniel Owusu and causing injury to Constable Alhassan Jibril, both of the Community Policing at the Police Headquarters, were arrPolice Headquarters, were arrested.

Labour said that under its plan, funding would be provided for the 43 forces in England and Wales to take on 10,000 additional officers in community policing roles.

Cuomo's proposed reconciliation commission sounds limited to improving community - police relations, not the investigations, accountability, and reparations we have called for in a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission,» Hawkins said.

«It's disappointing that after receiving preferential treatment from the City, James Blake appears to be giving cover to the de Blasio administration for its complete lack of police accountability and transparency instead of supporting the demands of our families and communities for an end to police abuses against us,» they said in a joint statement.

Brown also spoke highly of the department's community policing program, which consists of 11 community police officers — two for each police district and one for the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority.

Yohaira Alvarez, community coordinator for the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent agency that investigates misconduct allegations, urged a host of nonprofit groups, community leaders and locals to consider the agency a partner in their work to bring concerns about police to resolution.

The county is increasing property tax by 32 percent and making the towns responsible for paying for county costs such as the board of elections, Rockland Community College charge backs, police intelligence unit, and police narcotics task force.