Rethinking American Policing (Fresh Air)

We talk with ​journalist ​Jamiles Lartey about systemic racism in American policing​. ​He writes about criminal justice, race and policing for the non-profit news organization 'The Marshall Project.' ​"Policing wasn't always this way. It wasn't always this big. It wasn't always this bureaucratic," he says. "Sometimes as a society, you need to rethink institutions."
Interview:
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/10/874178891/rethinking-american-policing

Los Angeles City Council moves forward with plan to replace police officers with community-based responders for non-violent calls - CNN

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a measure to develop an unarmed model of crisis response that would replace police officers with community-based responders for nonviolent calls.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/30/us/los-angeles-city-council-approves-measure-nonviolent-response/index.html

When It Works to ‘Defund the Police’ - NYTimes

Understand, the plan isn’t to get rid of all cops. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/10/opinion/defund-police-floyd-protests.html

What does defund the police actually mean? Here's what protesters and activists are talking about

As protests for justice for George Floyd continue across the nation, one idea has gained a lot of speed in mainstream media: defund the police. As reported by CNN, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti agreed to redirect up to $150 million in funding from the police to the community, which is a step in the right direction. The bigger change is happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as city council members said they plan to both defund and disband their city’s police force in a shift to community-based approaches. Those are two considerably different strategies, but both fall under the umbrella of police reform and defunding.
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2020/6/9/1951817/-What-does-defund-the-police-actually-mean-Here-s-what-protesters-and-activists-are-talking-about

Minneapolis pledges to dismantle its police department – how will it work? | US news | The Guardian

A veto-proof council majority says the city will move to a community-based public safety model – but what will that entail?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/08/minneapolis-city-council-police-department-dismantle