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Police Misconduct

August 22, 2014

Written consent as a tool of racial equity

Written consent as a tool of racial equity By Ian A.Mance This piece first appeared on The Durham News website on August 22, 2014. It has been modified to include a video mentioned in the text of the article. City Manager Tom Bonfield’s report to the City Council this week, in which he announced his […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconDurham Police Department,  Police Misconduct,  racial equity,  Racial Profiling,  Tom Bonfield,  written consent

April 30, 2014

DPD hasn't eradicated racial bias

Panel: DPD hasn’t eradicated race bias Apr. 29, 2014 @ 11:03 PM Ray Gronberg The Herald-Sun DURHAM — Wrapping up a seven-month effort, the city’s Human Relations Commission agreed Tuesday to report to elected officials that it’d “found the existence of racial bias and profiling present” in the Durham Police Department’s practices. The statement was […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconDurham Human Relations Commission,  Durham Police Department,  FADE,  Police Misconduct,  racial bias,  Racial Profiling

April 10, 2014

Shocking police overreach haunts Southern city: Racial profiling, quotas and secret “conviction bonuses”

Shocking police overreach haunts Southern city: Racial profiling, quotas and secret “conviction bonuses”   How a federal grant incentivized a police department to go nuts on drug arrests — and terrorize its community Spencer Woodman This article originally appeared at Salon.com on April 10, 2014. In the late afternoon of Jan. 3, Robin Dean, a […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconDurham Police Department,  Ian Mance,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling,  stop-and-search

March 4, 2014

FADE coalition work changing the narrative around racial profiling

SCSJ is a proud partner in the Durham FADE Coalition. FADE’s work around racial profiling and selective drug enforcement is changing the narrative of the Durham community regarding policing and the Durham criminal justice system. An example of this sea-change is the recent endorsement that FADE received from Yo:Durham, a group seeking to empower marginalized […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconcommunity organizing,  Durham,  FADE,  human relations commission,  Lewis Little,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling,  Yo:Durham,  youth empowerment

January 23, 2014

Time to Act to end racial profiling in Durham

In the continuing community dialogue over allegations of racial profiling and police misconduct in Durham, last night’s meeting featured presentations by SCSJ’s Ian Manceand Daryl Atkinson. Mance opened his presentation by providing an overview of DPD traffic stop data and the results of a multivariate analysis which showed race to be a statistically significant predictor […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice,  Recent News,  Uncategorized Tag iconDaryl Atkinson,  Durham,  FADE,  Ian Mance,  Meredith McMonigle,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling,  Uncategorized

January 10, 2014

Join the Durham Community in Responding to Concerns About Durham Police Activity and the Death of Jesús Huerta

Press Conference    Friday, January 10, 2014 3:00 p.m. Durham City Hall 101 City Hall Plaza, Durham, NC 27701    Please join us for a press conference at 3:00 p.m. at Durham City Hall to give the community an opportunity to speak out about ongoing issues with the Durham Police Department, p[articularly relating to the […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice Tag iconDaryl Atkinson,  Durham NAACP,  Jesús Huerta,  NC NAACP,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling,  SpiritHouse

December 17, 2013

Complaints? Gripes? Detractors? Language matters as we work to reform policing in Durham.

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, and then you win.”–                                                                                                               Mahatma Gandhi Sticks and stones may break our bones, but we don’t like being called names either. Who does? And what does it say about the name-callers? As the year winds down, and we look back […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News Tag iconChief Lopez,  Cynthia Walls,  Durham News,  FADE,  Meredith McMonigle,  name calling,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling

December 6, 2013

FADE Coalition Responds to DPD Report

On Tuesday night, the Durham Human Relations Commission held its fourth in a series of special hearings to investigate allegations of racial profiling and selective enforcement by the Durham Police Department.  For the second month in a row, Durham Police Chief Lopez and his Deputy Chiefs had the floor for the entire evening. They used […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News,  Uncategorized Tag iconFADE,  Ian Mance,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling,  Uncategorized

November 15, 2013

FADE presents evidence of racial profiling at Durham PD certification hearing

The Durham FADE coalition is participating in an ongoing dialogue with the Durham Police Department regarding data showing the use of racial profiling in police stop-and-search and marijuana arrests. As part of this movement, today two SCSJ attorneys, Soros Justice Fellow Ian Mance and Criminal Justice Reform Staff Attorney Daryl Atkinson, spoke at the Durham […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Recent News Tag iconChris Ketchie,  Daryl Atkinson,  Durham,  FADE,  Ian Mance,  Marijuana,  Marijuana arrests,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling,  stop-and-search

November 13, 2013

Police deny claims of racial profiling

By Jonathan M. Alexander in The Durham News jalexander@newsobserver.com November 13, 2013 DURHAM — Despite the statistical evidence, Durham police refuted claims of racial discrimination at Tuesday night’s Human Relations Commission meeting. The commission summoned a police department representative to answer concerns about alleged racial profiling by officers in black communities and during traffic stops. […]

Category iconCommunity Organizing,  Criminal Justice Tag iconDurham,  Durham HRC,  FADE,  Ian Mance,  Nia Wilson,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling

October 20, 2013

Group takes issue with Durham police's crime approach

Story from ABC-11 Raleigh DURHAM (WTVD) — A week after Durham police announced a drop in crime in targeted neighborhoods, a group of protesters is taking aim at the City of Durham. They say campaigns like “Operation Bull’s Eye” can lead to racial profiling. It’s something they are asking the city to change along with […]

Category iconUncategorized Tag iconFADE,  marijuana reform,  Police Misconduct,  Racial Profiling

October 19, 2013

Durham civil rights legend supports the work of FADE

Reflections by Ann G. Atwater* On Tuesday, October 1st, a standing room only crowd filled City Council chambers to address Durham’s Human Relations Commission. At Mayor Bell’s direction, the Commission heard concerns raised by FADE, a new coalition of individuals and neighborhood groups committed to Fostering Alternatives to Drug  Enforcement. FADE also made specific recommendations […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconAnn Atwater,  Civic Engagement,  Community Capacity,  community empowermet,  community organizing,  Durham,  FADE,  Police Misconduct

September 17, 2013

Durham community demands police accountability

SCSJ is a proud partner of FADE (Fostering Alternative Drug Enforcement), a local coalition of community members exploring the impact of the War on Drugs in Durham. On Monday, September 16, FADE held a rally in downtown Durham to “bring the collective voices of community members together to call attention and seek solutions to a […]

Category iconCriminal Justice,  Recent News Tag iconAccountability,  Civic Engagement,  Daryl Atkinson,  Durham,  FADE,  Police,  Police Misconduct,  Rebecca Fontaine

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