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  • What did and did not change in Tampa Bay after the 2020 protests

    Kathryn Varn Tony Marrero Jack Evans

    January 04, 2021 |

    Tampa Bay Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

    In the Tampa Bay area, the 2020 protests for racial justice and against police brutality did not result in reduced funding for area police agencies. But the protests did help prompt numerous other policing reforms in multiple agencies. Four Pinellas County agencies adopted body cameras. Some departments, including the St. Petersburg police, introduced alternatives to police to respond to mental health crises. One agency will train its officers in active bystandership, to make the duty to intervene in police misconduct more of a reality. Tampa restricted its use of no-knock warrants.

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