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BART independent police auditor shares progressive oversight practices

BART independent police auditor shares progressive oversight practices
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Russell Bloom, independent police auditor at BART s Office of the Independent Police Auditor, is working on implementing equitable access through racial equity with efforts such as making sure it is clear when body cameras need to be activated on police officers.
Last Updated March 9, 2021
Growing up in a family involved in criminal defense law, Russell Bloom learned how important the role of the police is in the criminal justice system if police work is broken, it hurts the entire system.
Now as BART’s independent police auditor, Bloom oversees BART police, making sure the interactions between officers and community members do not harm the criminal justice system he learned about while growing up. ....

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Opinion: Taking police out of traffic enforcement will help Berkeley.

In July 2020, as part of the reimagining public safety omnibus, Berkeley City Council referred to the city manager the creation of a new Berkeley Department of Transportation (BerkDOT), in part to eliminate or reduce pretextual traffic stops. Their referral suggests combining within BerkDOT transportation planning and engineering, as well as unarmed, non-police equitable traffic enforcement. As a coalition of community members with expertise spanning transportation, criminology, public policy, urban design, public health, and law, we hope to use this two-part op-ed to contextualize this effort. The first part, presented below, provides context and data behind the issue. Part 2 will outline potential solutions and our vision for BerkDOT’s role in those solutions. ....

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Berkeley City Council looks to reduce racial disparities in policing

Berkeley City Council looks to reduce racial disparities in policing
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Berkely City Council unanimously passed recommendations from the mayor’s Fair and Impartial Working Group during a special meeting Tuesday. According to Berkeley Mayor Jesse Arreguín, community trust is impacted by biased policing.
Last Updated February 25, 2021
At a special Berkeley City Council meeting Tuesday, the council unanimously passed recommendations proposed by the mayor’s Fair and Impartial Working Group that aim to reduce racial disparities in policing and increase community trust.
Some recommendations were directly proposed for the Berkeley Police Department, according to the City Council’s meeting agenda. These include ending stops for low-level offenses such as not wearing a seat belt, implementing implicit bias training and limiting searches without warrants on individuals who are on probation or parole. ....

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