Police & Community – Page 40 – CAHRO – California Association of Human Relations Organizations

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.

Editorial: Inequality, Debt and the Financial Crisis

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:49+00:00 May 4th, 2012|Police & Community|

Recent research by economists from the International Monetary Fund and academia offers some new insights about income inequality, with important implications…..

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4 Years Later, Race Is Still Issue for Some Voters

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:49+00:00 May 4th, 2012|Police & Community|

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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With Green Beret Tactics, Combating Gang Warfare

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:49+00:00 May 1st, 2012|Police & Community|

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….

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How Mississippi’s Black/Brown Strategy Beat the South’s Anti-Immigrant Wave

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:49+00:00 April 30th, 2012|Immigration, Police & Community|

In early April, an anti-immigrant bill like those that swept through legislatures in Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina was stopped cold in Mississippi. That wasn’t supposed to happen. Tea Party Republicans were confident they’d roll over any opposition. They’d brought Kris Kobach, the Kansas Secretary of State who co-authored Arizona’s SB 1070, into Jackson, to

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Black Man’s Killing in Georgia Eludes Spotlight

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:50+00:00 April 26th, 2012|Police & Community|

LYONS, Ga. — Norman Neesmith was sleeping in his home on a rural farm road here in onion country when a noise woke him up.

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In Years Since the Riots, a Changed Complexion in South Central

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:50+00:00 April 25th, 2012|Police & Community|

LOS ANGELES — When racially charged riots blazed here two decades ago, South Central became a national symbol of rage in a poor black neighborhood.

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Editorial: Supreme Court gets Arizona’s SB 1070

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:51+00:00 April 23rd, 2012|Immigration, Police & Community|

The justices should reject its provisions as an unconstitutional intrusion into the federal government’s authority to make and enforce immigration laws….

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After Intense National Discussion, a Heartbreaking Tragedy Results in a Prosecution

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:51+00:00 April 23rd, 2012|Police & Community|

From CAHRO board member Brian Levin….

George Zimmerman, a 28-year-old self-appointed neighborhood watch captain from Sanford, FL has been arrested and charged late Wednesday with second degree murder in connection with the February 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, an unarmed African American youth returning home from a convenience store. The announcement was made Wednesday

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Iraqi Immigrants in California Town Fear a Hate Crime in a Woman’s Killing

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:51+00:00 March 28th, 2012|Hate Crimes, Police & Community|

From the New York Times:

EL CAJON, Calif. — Shaima Alawadi’s family says they found the first note taped to the front door of their house on a quiet suburban street here. It said: “This is my country. Go back to yours, terrorist,” according to her 15-year-old son, Mohammed.

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FBI documents reveal profiling of N. California Muslims

By Carmen Chandler| 2016-12-02T18:30:51+00:00 March 28th, 2012|Police & Community|

From the Los Angeles Times:

Reports obtained by the ACLU show agents gathered intelligence under the guise of outreach programs and shared it with other agencies. A legal expert calls the practice ‘outrageous.’

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