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Tag: bias-free policing

Bias-free policing bill passes out of committee

On 07/12/2017 By Kevin Schofield In police

This morning, the Council voted out of committee an ordinance on bias-free policing, an effort almost a year in the making.

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Lawyers on the Council geek out on bias-free policing bill

On 02/11/2017 By Kevin Schofield In police

On Wednesday, Council President Bruce Harrell brought to the Council an early draft of an ordinance to prohibit biased policing and put remedies in place when it happens. If you’ve spent any time with lawyer — especially groups of lawyers — you know how much they love to nerd out over the fine points of the law. That was on full display Wednesday morning.

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Council contemplates creating a private cause of action for bias-free policing

On 02/08/2017 By Kevin Schofield In Uncategorized

Last July, the City Council had a discussion of bias-free policing, and what steps it might take to hold the Seattle Police Department accountable for its biases. This morning, the Council revisits the topic.

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Bias-free policing

On 07/25/2016 By Kevin Schofield In committee, labor, police

Last Wednesday, Council President Harrell’s Education, Equity and Governance Committee had a discussion on “bias-free policing.” It was a far-ranging discussion that named many of the problems with trying to hold SPD accountable for their biases — if occasionally short on solutions.

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