Community Conscious Policing: A Guide for People's Justice and Law Enforcement Solutions

Can you repair a foundation built upon years of violence, racial profiling, and trauma between police and the communities they serve?

Diversity workshops and social awareness programs may improve the people and process, but they aren't enough to overhaul our flawed system. We need a deeper solution generated from the power of the community and partnered alongside law enforcement who have earned the privilege-to envision a better society and move forward.

Community Conscious Policing Strategist Brandon Lee offers that solution with a community-led approach for law enforcement training, public involvement, and community oversight of law enforcement. Based on conscious leadership, community outreach from the ground up, case studies, and indigenous wisdom, the co-creative strategies in this guide will empower all members of a community, including the police that serve them, to advocate for systemic change and fight injustice-together.

You'll discover:

• The history behind North American policing-and why a system rooted in war and racism condones imbalances of power.
• Emotionally intelligent communication and culturally responsive training that build rapport and increase understanding between police and people.
• Case studies of true encounters between police and people from diverse communities to identify stereotypes, assumptions, and prejudices regarding race in the criminal justice system.
• Ancient Kemetic commandments to integrate into policing that help encourage compassion and life preservation.
• Thirty-three recommendations to help find accountability, heal from the trauma of police brutality, and strategize solutions for your community's future.