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The schoolchildren confronting speeding motorists

Dougal Shaw

June 28, 2019 |

BBC |

Broadcast TV News |

Under 3 Minutes

Response Location: United Kingdom, London

In London, a new initiative called Junior Roadwatch is engaging children as traffic safety enforcers. Around one particularly busy and dangerous section of road, drivers who are caught speeding have two options: get a ticket or be questioned by a group of school-aged children. While newly developed, the initiative, devised by The Met Police and Transport for London, has stopped over 90 individuals for speeding, all of whom chose to answer questions from children about the consequences of their actions.

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LGBTQ activist hopes attack, liaison committee can unite community

Laura Smythe

June 12, 2019 |

Philadelphia Gay News |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Philadelphia’s LGBT Police Liaison Committee serves as an intermediary between the city’s LGBTQ community and police force, creating a safe place for LGBTQ people, many of whom are fearful of police, to report crimes. Besides being liaisons, the committee also does community outreach and education to both bring awareness to their services and create a more inclusive city.

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A Hub for Justice

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

June 05, 2019 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

Multi-Media |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The city of Philadelphia has been experimenting and iterating on the development of a Juvenile Justice Hub – a program that would transform interactions between the city’s youth and the police. The Hub is in the testing phase, as it is part of a Bloomberg Philanthropies competition for $1 million in grant funding. If received, the city would be able to officially deploy the ideas it has been testing, like training police in trauma and providing more social services for kids who are picked up by police.

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How They Did It: Exposing Police Violence Against the Yellow Vests

Marthe Rubió

May 28, 2019 |

Global Investigative Journalism Network |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France

In what started as a series of posts on Twitter and evolved into a public database published by an investigative media outlet, Mediapart, a lone reporter documented police violence against France's Yellow Vest protesters in an act of accountability that had been neglected by other journalists and the government. David Dufresne's “Allô Place Beauvau” (a "hello" to France's interior ministry) documented 800 cases of police violence or misbehavior. Many of the cases came to Dufresne as tips from the public, which he then verified. His work was cited by French and international authorities.

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'We Need To Evolve': Police Get Help To Improve Hate Crime Tracking

Hannah Allam Marisa Peñaloza

May 28, 2019 |

NPR |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Durham, New Hampshire

In Durham, New Hampshire, police officers have been undergoing training on their state’s hate crime laws and how to prevent such crimes from occurring. The workshops are organized by two advocacy groups, and while there is still much debate amongst law enforcement about the existence of hate crime laws, the officers who attended still recognized the need for such training in order to maintain trust and recognize bias in their community.

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Woman develops ‘Not Reaching' pouch to save black lives during traffic stops

Natalia Abrahams

April 29, 2019 |

NBC News |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

After hearing about the killing of Philando Castile at a routine traffic stop, Jackie Carter realized that she could do something to help prevent similar events from happening in the future. Carter has created and distributed over one thousand “Not Reaching” pouches – clear pouches that sit on drivers’ side dashboards and hold license and registration documents – with the hopes of preempting police violence.

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Independence police finding new ways to tackle homelessness

Kevin Holmes

April 16, 2019 |

KSHB-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Independence, Missouri

The Independence, Missouri police department is taking an empathy-first approach to homelessness in the city. Instead of making arrests for trespassing or other crimes associated with homelessness, police officers work with the individuals to provide them with the resources they need to get back on their feet.

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Some Local Police Departments Are Understaffed. These Volunteers Are Helping Fill the Ranks

Joshua O'Connor

April 02, 2019 |

NationSwell |

Multi-Media |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

Police departments across the country are seeing decreased funding – but an increase in public participation. Volunteers in Public Service, or VIPs, have stepped in to help fill the gaps in staffing left by budget cuts. They’re private citizens, volunteering their time to police departments by operating speed monitors, staffing desks and kiosks, and helping with neighborhood watch.

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Calif. newsrooms team up to handle police misconduct records dump

Tony Biasotti

March 27, 2019 |

Columbia Journalism Review |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, California

When a new California law unlocked the disciplinary records on misconduct from 700 police agencies statewide, competing news organizations formed the California Reporting Project to accomplish as a team what would have been daunting, if not impossible, for each news organization individually: compile a database of all the records as they are released. Just months into the project, the resulting news stories informed the public of officers who escaped serious consequences for misconduct, and whose careers benefited from keeping the public unaware.

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Llano barricade protocol investigated after woman swept away in flood

Erin Cargile

March 26, 2019 |

KXAN-TV |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Llano, Texas

In Texas, smaller towns are looking to one another for ideas to prevent dangerous encounters with flash flooding. Travis County is one such place, using multi-layered approaches to prevent drivers from crossing flooded areas and requiring deputies to carry water rescue kits in their cars. After the death of one woman, the town of Llano is considering new approaches, like more visible barricades.

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