Press Releases

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February 3, 2015

Communities United for Police Reform Reaction to de Blasio’s SOTC:

Real Change Still Needed at NYPD to End Discriminatory and Abusive Policing
Communities United for Police Reform, a leading voice for reform at the NYPD, released the following statement in response to Mayor de Blasio’s State of the City: “There were positive steps taken in 2014, including withdrawing Bloomberg-era legal challenges to the Community Safety Act and the federal stop-and-frisk lawsuit. However, the era of stop and frisk abuses and other discriminatory policing in our city is far from over. While reported stops are down, the racial disparity of those stops has remained. We have a long way to go before there can be claims of the deep and substantive transformation in policing that our city needs.
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January 30, 2015

To Shape National Agenda, Communities United for Police Reform Offers Testimony to President Obama on How to Improve Police Policy and Oversight in the 21st Century

On Friday, January 30 and Saturday, January 31, leaders of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) join numerous advocates and leaders to submit testimony to President Obama’s administration on how to reform police policy and oversight, especially in large urban areas like New York City.

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January 29, 2015

Communities United for Police Reform to Bratton: Your New Plan is Misguided and Offensive

Police Reform Advocates Slammed NYPD Commissioner Bratton Today for Refusing to Move Beyond Broken Windows Policing

Communities United for Police Reform, a leading voice for NYPD reform, today slammed NYPD Commissioner Bratton for announcing so-called changes that will continue to deepen the divide between police officers and local communities:

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January 21, 2015

Communities United for Police Reform Responds to Cuomo’s Justice Agenda

Police Reform Advocates Give Cuomo Mixed Reviews: They Praise His Commitment to Releasing Statewide Ethnic and Racial Data on Police Actions, But Push Him to Create a Special Prosecutor for Cases of Police Brutality

Communities United for Police Reform, a leading voice for systemic change at the NYPD and in policing practice throughout New York, released the following statement today responding to the Justice Agenda presented in Governor Cuomo’s State of the State address:
 

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January 19, 2015

#Dream4Justice March Connects Racial Justice and Police Reform Movements of Today to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Enduring Legacy

Communities United for Police Reform will participate in the #Dream4Justice March as part of a national call to #ReclaimMLK and honor Dr. King’s vision of uncompromising freedom that paved the way for the racial justice and police reform movements of today.

Today, on Martin Luther King Day, Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) will join the #Dream4Justice NYC march in Harlem, along with groups from across the city, and connect Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy to current efforts to fight systemic racial and economic injustice and to end discriminatory and abusive policing.  

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January 13, 2015

In Washington, Communities United for Police Reform Joined Advocates to Tell President Obama How to Improve Policing in the Twenty-First Century

Today, leaders of Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) joined numerous advocates and experts to present testimony to President Obama’s administration on how to reform policing throughout the United States, but especially in major urban areas like New York City.

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January 6, 2015

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) Urges Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bratton to End All Discriminatory Arrests and Summonses for Non-Violent, Low-Level Offenses

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR), a leading voice for reform at the NYPD, released the following statement on the apparent police work stoppage and called on Mayor de Blasio and NYPD Commissioner Bratton to bring about a permanent end to all discriminatory arrests and summonses for non-violent low-level offenses that disproportionately target communities of color in New York City:

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December 21, 2014

Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) Statement on the Deaths of NYPD Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos

“Today, it was reported that two NYPD officers were killed by a man who earlier in the day seriously injured a young woman in Baltimore, and who killed himself after shooting the officers. We express our condolences to the families of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, as well as to the woman reported to be his former girlfriend who was shot earlier today.
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December 8, 2014

Communities United for Police Reform Applauds NYS Attorney General's Move to Seek Authority to Prosecute Officers Who Use Deadly Force Against Unarmed Civilians

Today, Communities United for Police Reform released the following statement in response to New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's request to Governor Cuomo to authorize his office to investigate cases where police kill unarmed civilians:

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