When it comes to fundamentally restructuring law enforcement, the most common objection is always the cost. Critics argue that raising standards, requiring college-level constitutional education, and mandating accountability will be too expensive for cities to afford. But the truth is, taxpayers are already paying a fortune for a broken system—draining municipal budgets and slashing essential…

Why Your City Council Must Adopt The Higher Standards, Safer Streets Act. For too long, our community has been told that meaningful police reform must come from Washington, D.C. But the truth is, the power to fundamentally restructure how our police department operates sits right here in this room. Mayors, city councils, and local police…

Grassroots movements and activists actually have a massive advantage with this policy because they don’t need to wait for politicians in Washington to get their act together. Police departments are funded, managed, and overseen at the local level. That means the real power to change things sits right in your own backyard with your mayor,…