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Over-Policing in Washington DC With Darby Hickey, Senior Policy Counsel at DC Justice Lab

Over-Policing in Washington DC With Darby Hickey, Senior Policy Counsel at DC Justice Lab

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DC Justice Lab is Actively Opposing Bills in Congress to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2021 would have the following effects:

• Restore the old officer discipline process that allows officers who commit major misconduct to stay at MPD when leaders want to fire them;

• Remove limits on police engaging in vehicle pursuits, which are dangerous to everyone;

• Decrease access to body-worn camera footage; • Decrease training and standards for officers;

• Allow MPD to hire officers who (1) were found by another law enforcement agency to have committed serious misconduct, (2) were terminated or forced to resign for disciplinary reasons, or (3) resigned to avoid disciplinary action or termination;

• Decrease oversight and accountability by removing residents from the Police Complaints Board and Use of Force Review Board;

• Remove the requirement that police tell people they don't have to consent to searches;

• Allow more use of military weapons; and

• Allow more use of internationally banned chemical weapons, riot gear, and less-lethal projectiles against people exercising first amendment rights.

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