Today we received the following note from Juan M. Cofield, President, NAACP-New England Area Conference, regarding policing policies and re-imagining policing. The note also references a policy document that can be downloaded from our website.
NEAC Family,
NEAC members and the Executive Committee have gone through a process to address urgent policing issues our communities are facing. The process included significant discussion by NEAC members, which resulted in recommendations to the Executive Committee. With some tweaking and minor changes, the recommendations were adopted.
The adopted policing policies provide guidelines for NEAC and our Branches to address. Some relate solely to municipalities and counties and those must be addressed by Branches. Some relate solely to state issues and statutes, which must be addressed by NEAC. Thirdly, some relate to state, municipal and county governmental entities and statutes. Those will be addressed by NEAC, in concert with Branches.
NEAC acknowledges that there are yet broader issues relating to how governmental entities should be re-imagined to provide safety and protection to communities and the enforcement of laws. This review requires a different and somewhat longer process, which should include more research and analysis. The NEAC criminal justice committee is being asked to begin that process.
The NEAC Policing Advocacy Issues document, attached, is divided into the 3 sections, municipal and county issues, state issues, and the combined municipal, county and state issues.
Branches are asked to begin their advocacy regarding the attached adopted policy issues.
Remain Safe and Healthy,
Juan M. Cofield
President, NAACP-New England Area Conference
