CAHRO is a strong advocate for community policing as a vehicle for preventing conflicts between law enforcement agencies and the communities they are charged with serving. If police agencies have a strong positive relationship helping neighborhoods address causes of crimes by providing resources and support we believe they will establish avenues of communication that will prevent major conflicts from escalating.
Posted in Police & Community
HOUSTON — An all-white jury found a white former city police officer not guilty Wednesday in the videotaped beating of 15-year-old African American burglary suspect Chad Holley, eliciting cries of outrage from community members. Read more in the Los Angeles …
Posted in Intergroup Relations, Police & Community
President Obama, shifting the focus from his recent endorsement of same-sex marriage to what he portrays as a lifelong belief in the essential role of women, told female graduates of Barnard College in New York City on Monday that they …
Posted in Conflict Resolution, Employment & Housing, Intergroup Relations, Police & Community
There are some interesting things going on in Seattle, Wash., in the areas of racial and social justice. Its Race and Social Justice Initiative is hoping to make a real difference in the lives of Seattle’s residents. Check out thier …
Posted in Hate Crimes, Intergroup Relations, Police & Community, Uncategorized
OC Human Relations shares listening sessions report: http://egov.ocgov.com/vgnfiles/ocgov/Human%20Relations/Docs/Listen_Session_Final_Report_8-30-2011.pdf
Posted in Immigration, Police & Community
His Maricopa County, Ariz., department is accused of a ‘pattern of unconstitutional conduct’ against Latinos, especially immigrants. Allegations including racial profiling, abuse in jails and retaliation against critics. Read more in the Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-justice-sheriff-20120511,0,158798.story
Posted in Immigration, Police & Community
PHOENIX — A federal lawsuit asserting a “pattern of unlawful discrimination” by law enforcement officials here claims that Latinos at the county jail were often referred to as “stupid” or addressed with a coarse ethnic slur. It also says that …
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Ever since the financial crisis started, we’ve heard plenty from the 1 percent. We’ve heard them giving defensive testimony in Congressional hearings or issuing anodyne statements flanked by lawyers and image consultants. They typically repeat platitudes about investment, risk-taking and …
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Recent research by economists from the International Monetary Fund and academia offers some new insights about income inequality, with important implications….. Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/04/opinion/inequality-debt-and-the-financial-crisis.html?src=rechp
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STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — This is the land of die-hard Democrats — mill workers, coal miners and union members. They have voted party line for generations, forming a reliable constituency for just about any Democrat who decides to run for office…. …
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — At first glance, the Brightwood neighborhood in this central New England city would seem to have little in common with war-torn villages in Iraq or Afghanistan…. Read more in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/us/springfield-mass-fights-crime-using-green-beret-tactics.html?_r=1&ref=us