LAWYERS COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW - POLICE COMMUNITY RELATIONS DEMONSTRATION PROJECT - REPORT

• NCJ Number: 382
• Author(s): R L NELSON
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 185 pages
• Grant Number(s): OLEA-067
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: Lawyers' Cmtte for Civil Rights Under Law
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THE LEGAL PROFESSION'S CONCERN TOWARD SOLVING PROBLEMS IS DEMONSTRATED TO POLICE AND MINORITIES.

Abstract

POLICE AND MINORITY GROUPS SHARE A COMMON FEELING OF ISOLATION FROM, AND LACK OF UNDERSTANDING BY, THE BROADER COMMUNITY. THE COMMITTEE'S GOAL WAS TO COUNTERBALANCE EXISTING PRESSURES ON THE POLICE TO ALLOW ENLIGHTENED ACTION, AND TO AFFORD THE MINORITY A PIPELINE TO THE CITY POWER. CITIES OF DETROIT, ATLANTA, AND SEATTLE WERE USED IN INTENSIVE POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROJECTS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS WERE MADE. A RELATED ACTIVITIES SECTION DISCUSSED PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS FROM MIAMI BEACH, WASHINGTON, DC, AND DADE COUNTY. APPENDIXES CONTAIN MEMORANDA, PLANS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE PILOT CITIES.