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The tragic incidents of violence against citizens and police officers during the last couple of weeks have served as the latest reminder of how far we as a nation have to go to improve police-community relations.

While we continue to mourn the loss of life, we still confront the reality that more work must be done to change the systems that have long bred injustice in communities across the country. By improving police accountability and transparency, we can take the steps to renew our trust in those who have taken the solemn pledge to protect and serve us.

If you are looking for ways to improve police accountability, you can add your signature to one of the petitions below.

1. Create a National Database for Police Shootings: Neill Franklin, a 34-year veteran of the Maryland State Police and Baltimore Police Department, started a petition in 2014 that continues the calls for a national database for police shootings. He’s urging the U.S. Department of Justice to make the tracking and reporting of deaths by police mandatory by local authorities.
2. Reform Ohio’s Grand Jury System: Following the deaths of John Crawford and Tamir Rice in her state, State Senator Sandra Williams was moved to introduce legislation to help reform Ohio’s grand jury system. She hopes that these recommended changes will help to increase transparency for the general public by moving away from the closed-door grand jury indictment process.
3. Make NC’s Police Body Cameras Public: In the last few years, police departments across the country have tested and mandated body cameras on their officers. Candace started a petition calling for greater accountability after North Carolina governor Pat McCrory recently signed legislation that limited public access to body camera footage.
4. No Grand Jury for Bettie Jones and Quintino Legrier: More than 100,000 people have signed Jahmal’s petition calling for justice for his family member Bettie Jones and her neighbor Quintonio LeGrier, who were shot to death by a Chicago Police Department officer last December. Jahmal does not want the cases like this one or others involving police shootings to go to a grand jury.

Sincerely,

Justin Lyons
Associate Campaigns Director
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