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Police Reform After George Floyd

adminvmBy adminvmAugust 18, 2022No Comments3 Mins Read

By WYNFRED RUSSELL

Wynfred Russell is a public health and

public policy professional who is serving his

first four-term on the brooklyn city council

representing the city’s West District.

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about holding elected leaders accountable for

these contracts? Lastly, what role do we, the

citizenry play in police reform?

Most police departments are supported

by a formidable police union. Hence the

police union is one place to start talking

about reform. When police officers are accused

of misbehavior, which sometimes

warrants their dismissal, it is almost impossible

to dismiss them because they are

protected by the police union or an arbitrator,

who may not have any law enforcement

experience. All across the United

States lawmakers are working with police

unions to negotiate, among other things,

police officers’ salaries, benefits and disciplinary

procedures. These contracts have

become a focal point for reform that has

Of late the police have become the

stopgap for all things that cities

do not invest in or have failed to

address, especially specific societal ills.

 

shone a spotlight on contracts that advocates

of reform accuse are “getting in the

way” of police accountability.

As part of our BPPD reform efforts, I

would like to see a citizens’ police oversight

board independent of the City Council and

City Administration. Such board would be

tasked with investigating and reviewing

complaints and commendations submitted

by the community members concerning

the BPPD. Prior to establishing such a

board though it is imperative that we do a

thorough examination of the inner workings

of the BPPD, what is working, what

is not and what needs improvement. As

we may know, reform does not necessarily

mean that something is fundamentally

wrong with a process. It could well be that

said reform would be used as a continuous

improvement tool.

 

Unfortunately, this reform cannot be

done in isolation. The rising crime rate

and gun violence in many parts of the city,

including, recently, near Zane and 63rd

Avenues, points to the necessity of having

to fix a system while at the same time depending

on said system. This then leaves

us, city councilmembers and community

members, to push for police reform and

accountability while at the same time addressing

gang violence and other crimes.

 

Sadly, one group that have been conspicuously

absent from the conversations, meetings,

and listening sessions surrounding

police reform and racial injustices in the

past few months, are minority men, those

disproportionally affected by police mediated

racial injustices.

 

At the end of the day, all the discussions

about police reform will be futile unless

the city does a better job of involving those

who are disproportionately affected, people

of color, specifically African-American

males. That is one responsibility that falls

on those of us committed to and who can

benefit from police reform, let us show up

to ensure our voices are heard.

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