Black Lives Matter activists have released a 10 point plan to address abuses by US police forces after critics said that the group has lacked direction.
The plan, called "Campaign Zero", urges policy changes and proposes laws on federal, state and local levels.
The plans calls for:
Ending "broken windows" policing, which aggressively polices minor crimes in an attempt to stop larger ones
Using community oversight for misconduct rather than having police decide what consequences officers face
Making standards for reporting police use of deadly force
Independently investigating and prosecuting police misconduct
Having the racial makeup of police departments reflect the communities they serve
Requiring officers to wear body cameras
Providing more training for police officers
Ending for-profit policing practices
Ending the police use of military equipment
Implementing police union contracts that hold officers accountable for misconduct
The plans calls for:
Ending "broken windows" policing, which aggressively polices minor crimes in an attempt to stop larger ones
Using community oversight for misconduct rather than having police decide what consequences officers face
Making standards for reporting police use of deadly force
Independently investigating and prosecuting police misconduct
Having the racial makeup of police departments reflect the communities they serve
Requiring officers to wear body cameras
Providing more training for police officers
Ending for-profit policing practices
Ending the police use of military equipment
Implementing police union contracts that hold officers accountable for misconduct
- Learn more about Campaign Zero here: http://www.joincampaignzero.org/#vision
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