Policing

All Gun Control is Oppressive

The mass shooting, which took place at Club Q nightclub in Colorado Springs, is the latest instance of what is called “targeted violence.” This kind of violence can be defined as “intentional physical violence against a pre-identified target based on their perceived identity or affiliation, whereby the act is intended to intimidate or coerce or generate publicity about the perpetrator’s grievances.” There is no single profile for perpetrators of targeted violence. What’s more, incidents of targeted violence have been on a sharp uptick in the last several years. What can be done about this?

Center for Policing Equity (CPE) produces analyses identifying and reducing the causes of racial disparities in public safety and advocates for large-scale and meaningful change. Using evidence-based approaches to social justice, we use data to create levers for social, cultural and policy change. We are research scientists, race and equity experts, data virtuosos, and community trainers. We use data to build a more fair and just system.

The Police Scorecard is the first nationwide public evaluation of policing in the United States. The Scorecard calculates levels of police violence, accountability, racial bias and other policing outcomes for over 16,000 municipal and county law enforcement agencies, covering nearly 100% of the US population. […] This project is designed to help communities, researchers, police leaders and policy-makers take data-informed action to reduce police use of force, increase accountability and reimagine public safety in their jurisdictions.

Violence reduction will only come from changes in law, policy, practice, and culture. It will come from the hard work of police, prosecutors, paramedics, parents, professors, and politicians. And that’s just the ‘P’s.’ Also needed is the dedication of mental health care workers, teachers, social workers, church leaders, nurses, doctors, surgeons, activists, violence interrupters, neighbors, and individuals. In other words, all of us: ‘society.’

Through the Black Guns Matter movement we educate and inform urban communities on their 2nd amendment rights and responsibilities.

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