Police Reform: Moving From Slogans to Solutions

Policing is at a crossroads in the United States and reforms desperately need to be made. Unfortunately, a lot of the “discussion” from both sides of the issue appears to be shouting slogans and calling for changes that in many cases are unrealistic, impractical, ineffectual and sometimes counterproductive. The 12 policy changes put forward in Police Reform: Moving From Slogans to Solutions will help bridge the divide between the police and the communities they serve and as a byproduct, dramatically lower the prevalence of racial profiling and bias. These reforms will also make policing safer for both law officers and the individuals they interact with and in the process bring back a sense of fairness, which should positively affect the strained police- community relations that are endemic in many parts of the country.