ProGov21 Policy Library

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...

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

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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...

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...

Beyond Policing: Investing in Offices of Neighborhood Safety

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Center for American Progress

Policy Areas Public Safety

This report provides a road map for city governments to establish a civilian Office of Neighborhood Safety (ONS) that provides the infrastructure and resources necessary for successful community-based public safety efforts. This report details varying structures and systems in place...

2011 Chicago Ordinance 6503 Regulating Police Board Powers and Duties

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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...

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...

Community Responder Programs: Understanding the Call Triage Process

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Council of State Governments

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

This policy brief highlights the different ways call triage can be used to inform and dispatch community responders. While most jurisdictions will ultimately create multiple opportunities for calls to be triaged and directed to community responders, many will likely begin with one...

2020 Seattle Ordinance 126096 Prohibiting Use of Chokeholds by Police Officers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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...

Reducing & Preventing Violent Crime

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2019

Level National

State(s) All States

Source Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Policy Areas Public Safety

Despite a steady decline in violent crime over the last 30 years, its impact continues to persist in American communities. This report calls for forward-thinking approaches, including adopting a public health perspective to target violence, addressing root causes like poverty and...

Stopping Violence, Saving Lives

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts, Missouri, Tennessee

Source Center for the Study and Practice of Violence Reduction

Policy Areas Public Safety

Community gun violence, the leading cause of death for youth, underscores systemic inequities and a lack of coordinated prevention efforts. Cities must adopt evidence-based strategies and comprehensive plans led by mayors, emphasizing both enforcement and non-enforcement approaches...

Sample Local Resolution to Demilitarize Police Forces

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source ACLU

Policy Areas Public Safety

This model legislation directs the demilitarization of a local police department by prohibiting police from receiving training and equipment from the Law Enforcement Support Office (LESO), more commonly known as the "1033 Program." This resolution includes a clause that requires comprehensive...

Authorized Policing Technology (APT) Act

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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 Pittsburg Ordinance 20-0863 Creating a Violence Prevention Fund

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source City of Pittsburg

Policy Areas Public Safety

A 2020 ordinance from the City of Pittsburgh outlining the purpose and parameters of a violence prevention fund, referred to as "Stop the Violence Fund." It details specific preventative interventions in communities as well as budgetary obligations. ...

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....

Citizen Review of Police: Approaches and Implementation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source US Department of Justice

Policy Areas Public Safety

This report surveys citizen oversight boards from across the United States, highlighting 9 different approaches to citizen oversight. It presents detailed descriptions of various structures from local jurisdictions and compares the costs and benefits of each system....

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

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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;...

Saving Lives: Ten Essential Actions Cities Can Take to Reduce Violence Now

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Council on Criminal Justice

Policy Areas Public Safety

This report argues that city leaders should aim for a 10% annual reduction in homicides and non-fatal shootings by identifying key individuals and locations driving violence and creating comprehensive citywide engagement plans. Solutions must include place-based policing, investments...

Evaluation of CeaseFire-Chicago

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source U.S. Department of Justice

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Safety

The U.S Department of Justice recommends that the city of Chicago implement the CeaseFire program, which focuses on changing the behavior of individuals at high risk of being involved in shootings through the use of violence interrupters and outreach workers. The program's strategies...

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...

An Evaluation of the Current Group Violence Intervention (GVI) Implementation in Philadelphia

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source University of Pennsylvania

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

Philadelphia's Group Violence Intervention strategy addresses group member-involved firearm violence through a combination of social services, focused deterrence, and community-driven anti-violence messaging. Despite COVID-19 challenges, the city adapted by using Mobile Call-In Teams...

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...

2017 Olympia Ordinance 17-0715 Submitting a Ballot Proposition to Authorize Exceeding Tax Levy Limit to Fund Public Safety Programs

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source City of Olympia

Policy Areas Public Safety

This ordinance submits a Ballot Proposition to voters of Olympia, WA to authorize the city to levy regular property taxes in excess of the levy limit. The purpose of this public safety proposition is to fund new programs and training within various public safety departments, including...

2017 Tampa Memorandum of Record 1800 Duty to Intervene

Type Executive Order

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source City of Tampa

Policy Areas Public Safety

This Memorandum of Record (MOR) by the Tampa Police Department clarifies an officer's responsibility to intervene and prevent excessive force, in addition to reporting such action to supervisors....

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...

ProGov21 Policy Library

Remove Entry

There was an error communicating with the server.

There was an error while saving your data.

Error

Update Page Content

You are leaving the page