SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Citing escalating hate crimes by both organized hate groups and individuals, Equality California joined eight other major civil rights organizations to call on the California Legislature to order a comprehensive evaluation of law enforcement agencies’ efforts to protect Californians from hate crimes. The civil rights groups support a request by Assemblymember Kansen…
WASHINGTON, D.C.—President Donald Trump announced Thursday that he had signed three executive orders that stand to significantly increase the criminalization and incarceration of some of the nation’s most vulnerable populations by broadening law enforcement agencies’ powers. “Trump’s executive orders that expand the discretionary power of police enforcement are a clear attack on freedom, justice and…
https://youtu.be/gfGPx4xJHvM The Department Justice’s (DOJ) Community Relations Service (CRS) have released a new training video for law enforcement which provides information, tools and techniques to help ensure that interactions with members of the transgender community are respectful, professional and safe for all involved. The training uses three non-emergency and non-crisis situations to discuss ways for…
