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Redistricting for Community Empowerment: A Legal How-To Guide
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County, School District
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Redistricting is the process of redrawing the district maps used by political jurisdictions to elect public officials. This process takes place every ten years following each decennial census and affects all government bodies that use district elections including the U.S. House of...
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The Right to Know: How to Fulfill the Public’s Right of Access to Police Records
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Democracy depends on the public’s right to know what its government is doing so it can hold officials accountable. California voters recognized the fundamental importance of public access to documents by enshrining the right of access in the state constitution. But the right of access...
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Schools For All Campaign: The School Bias and Pushout Problem
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2008
Level City or Town, School District, School Board
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Education
Oftentimes, schools are ill-equipped to address bias and harassment by students against one another. This failure creates an environment that alienates and ostracizes students, ultimately leading them to leave school. This report discusses various approaches that could be used to...
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Roadmap to Reform: Strengthening the Accountability Mechanisms of the San Francisco Police Department
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2003
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
This report addresses the broad problem of accountability within the San Francisco Police Department and outlines changes that can be made to build more effective systems of accountability. These changes include adopting stronger whistleblower protections, mandating compliance with...
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Reducing Officer-Involved Shootings in Fresno, CA
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety
Police officers are authorized to use force in the line of duty to protect the public they serve. However, inappropriate use of this authority can erode trust between the police and the public and undermine the core mandate of the police to “protect and serve.” Between 2001 and 2016,...
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Engaging with Local Decision-Makers: A Toolkit for Communities Seeking Improved Water, Sanitation, and Other Municipal Services
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Safety, Health
Everyone needs basic municipal services, ranging from water to garbage and sewage removal. But these services are not equitably distributed. The purpose of this toolkit is to help residents advocate for the services they need and deserve. It explains a key process by which local governments...
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Model Resolution for Protecting Immigrant Students
Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2016
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Education
The attached Model Campus Safe Zones Resolution language was developed for K-12 school districts that are contemplating adopting protections for their immigrant students. ACLU recommends that any resolution contain language to address these critical issues: limiting the sharing of...
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Fighting Local Surveillance
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Public Safety, Data & Technology
Surveillance technology such as drones, stingrays, and facial recognition software exacerbate discriminatory policing, suppress dissent, and facilitate harm to immigrants and people of color. This guide summarizes some lessons the American Civil Liberties Union of California has learned...
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From Report Card to Criminal Record: The Impact of Policing Oakland Youth
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2013
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Education
In the name of public safety, Black children in Oakland are arrested at vastly disproportionate rates. This report reviews national research that shows, among other things, that arrests and contact with the juvenile justice system are significant contributors to high rates of school...
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Making Smart Decisions About Smart Cities
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Data & Technology
“Smart city” products are often touted as cost-efficient solutions to providing government services and addressing societal challenges, but in reality these technologies are no more intelligent than the data and algorithms behind them. Like other tools, their effectiveness depends...
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Stun Gun Fallacy: How The Lack of Taser Regulation Endangers Lives
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2005
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Public Safety
An increasing number of people are dying in incidents involving the use of tasers by law enforcement. In spite of these rising fatalities, few police departments regulate the number of times officers may use a taser on an individual or provide sufficient training on appropriate taser...
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Failing Grade: The Status of Native American Education in Humboldt County
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level County, School District, School Board
State(s) California
Source American Civil Liberties Union of California
Policy Areas Community Development, Education
This report highlights existing data on Indigenous student academic achievement, school-based mental health supports, and school push-out from school districts across Humboldt County. Educational outcomes for Native American students in Humboldt County are far worse than educational...
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