ProGov21 Policy Library

2020 Madison Ordinance 61431 Prohibiting Carotids and Neck Restraints

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits Madison Police Department employees from intentionally using carotid or neck restraints, more commonly known as chokeholds....

2020 Madison Ordinance 61265 Investigating Police Usage of Chemical Munitions

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Madison Common Council

Policy Areas Public Safety

This proposed resolution requests a study of alternatives to the use of tear gas by the Madison Police Department (MPD). Upon receiving this study from the MPD, the Madison Common Council will review the findings, with careful attention to available de-escalation alternatives, and...

Taking Stock: Milwaukee Police Department Policies and Protocols in the Context of National Reform

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Wisconsin Policy Forum

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to nationwide calls for police reform, this report analyzes how the Milwaukee Police Department (MPD) has altered their practices and conduct. It also compares the MPD to peer cities with regard to key protocols, practices, and policies. The reforms highlighted focus on...

Meaningful Work: Transgender Experiences in the Sex Trade

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Health, Education

Transgender people overall experience high levels of discrimination in every area of life, as well as high levels of poverty, unemployment, homelessness, negative interactions with police, incarceration, and violent victimization. As a result, many transgender people participate in...

Tracking Body Camera Implementation

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Campaign Zero

Policy Areas Public Safety, Data & Technology

Body cameras are rapidly becoming the norm in communities across the country. Campaign Zero reviewed available police department body camera policies from the largest 30 cities in America to determine whether this new technology is being implemented in ways that ensure accountability...

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...

2012 New York City Initiative 881

Type Ordinance

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

This initiative establishes an office of the inspector general for the NYPD, which would serve as an independent investigatory unit for police misconduct. The initiative prohibits the Inspector General from being a member of the NYPD and makes the office independent from the mayor's...

Transparency is Not Enough: A Framework for Building Campaign Strategy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Community Justice Exchange

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Health

Activists, organizers, and reformers often demand transparency from the criminal legal system because of the harm the system inflicts behind closed doors—particularly upon Black and Brown, poor, LGBTQ, and immigrant communities. For organizers working to dismantle the criminal legal...

2020 Seattle Ordinance 119805 Banning Chemical Munitions

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety

This ordinance bans City departments from owning, purchasing, renting, or using crowd control weapons. “Crowd control weapons” consist of kinetic impact projectiles, chemical irritants, acoustic weapons, water cannons, or any device used to control crowds by causing pain or discomfort....

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,...

Safety for All

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, California, Oregon

Source Transit Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

Incidents of harassment, crime, and violence on or near mass transit compromise riders’ safety, degrade their experience, and reduce utilization. Historically, transit agencies have sought to use a police presence to create a sense of safety and security. While police help reduce...

2020 Madison Ordinance 61593 Ordinance Creating the Office of Police Independent Monitor & Civilian Oversight Board

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Safety

This ordinance creates the Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM) and the Police Civilian Oversight Board. The OIM shall monitor MPD programs, activities, investigations, and use-of-force incidents; make recommendations to the chief of police; appoint counsel for aggrieved individuals;...

Police Use of Force Policy Analysis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Campaign Zero

Policy Areas Public Safety

This review examines the use of force policies of police departments in 91 of America’s 100 largest cities. Drawing from their findings, which show that police departments with stricter restrictions on use of force kill significantly fewer citizens, Campaign Zero proposes ten categories...

Violence and Law Enforcement Interactions with LGBT People in the US

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Williams Institute

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

Research shows that transgender people in the United States face persistent and pervasive discrimination and violence. LGBT people in the United States are particularly susceptible to violence and discrimination by law enforcement. This fact sheet includes statistics and data to support...

Authorized Policing Technology (APT) Act

Type Model Law

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source New York University School of Law

Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety

The purpose of this model law is to ensure accountability, public approval, and transparency, around policing technology. This act mandates that agency obtain written approval by the City Council or designated committee prior to using any new policing technology; that an agency most...

Safety & Justice in Policing Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Public Safety

ProGov21's Safety & Justice in Policing Roadmap provides resources and information to aid local governments in rethinking their strategies towards crime reduction. In particular, it suggests progressive police reform that (1) acknowledges that punitive actions and armed responses...

2020 Boston Ordinance Banning Chemical Munitions

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits Boston police officers from using kinetic impact projects or chemical crowd control agents against any person or persons engaged in a protest, demonstration, or other gathering of any kind. Exceptions and enforcement strategies are also outlined....

Failing to Protect and Serve: Police Department Policies Towards Transgender People

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Transgender Equality

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Safety

During interactions with law enforcement, transgender people are prone to experiencing harassment, abuse, or other mistreatment by the police. This report evaluates police departments across the country by assessing factors such as non-discrimination statements, recognition of non-binary...

2011 Chicago Ordinance 6503 Regulating Police Board Powers and Duties

Type Ordinance

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

This ordinance sets term limits for the Chicago Police Board; no board member shall serve more than two consecutive five year terms. It also grants the board authority to make recommendations to the Superintendent of Police and the Chair of the City Council Committees on Public Safety...

2013 New York City Local Law 1080 Prohibiting Officers from Engaging in Bias-Based Profiling

Type Ordinance

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City of New York

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This local law prohibits law officers from engaging in biased-based profiling on the grounds of actual or perceived race, national origin, color, creed, age, alienage or citizenship status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or housing status. It establishes avenues for persons...

2020 Seattle Ordinance 126096 Prohibiting Use of Chokeholds by Police Officers

Type Ordinance

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits the use of chokeholds by Seattle police officers and establishes penalties for violations of this prohibition. The ordinance also requires officers to intervene when they witness another officer using a chokehold and establishes a duty for officers to provide...

Preventing and Mitigating Police-Involved Violence

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source State Innovation Exchange

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety, Public Safety, Civil Rights

Alarming rates of police brutality and abuse of power persist across U.S. cities and states, with 987 people shot and killed by law enforcement officers in 2017 alone. Victims of police-involved violence are disproportionately people of color, and a quarter of victims struggle with...

2021 Brookfield Policy-Procedure 01.06: Use-of-Force

Type Executive Order

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source City of Brookfield

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to Campaign Zero's "8 Can't-Wait" policies, the Brookfield Police Chief delivered an open letter to the public detailing how these demands were incorporated into Brookfield's Use-of-Force Policy Procedure. These policy procedures include banning chokeholds and strangleholds,...

2020 Tampa Standard Operating Procedure 537 Deadly Force Procedures

Type Executive Order

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source City of Tampa

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to Campaign Zero's "8 Can't Wait" policies, the Tampa Police Department implemented a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that clarifies appropriate circumstances for the use of deadly force, including requiring officers to exhaust all alternatives before shooting,...

2020 Tampa Standard Operating Procedure 538 Response to Resistance

Type Executive Order

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source City of Tampa

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to Campaign Zero's "8 Can't-Wait" policies, the Tampa Police Department implemented a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that outlines acceptable responses to resistance, including requiring de-escalation, requiring a use-of-force continuum, and banning chokeholds....

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