Police brutality nonprofit organizations

Wetheprotesters

Wetheprotesters of Ferguson and beyond is a non-profit organization with a mission of fulfilling the democratic promise of the union , establishing a lasting justice  that is true , according dignity to all people , emphasizing the humanity of all the oppressed individuals , promotion of the brightest future of children and  ensuring that the freedom of all the black lives is secured. The goal of this organization is to remain committed to justice and the truth. Its aim is to have a community that is empowered to establish a new social and political reality that upholds, affirms and respects the humanity contained in humanity. The firm believe in the organization is a vision that is centered on blackness, and which can lead to the abolishment of the systems and beliefs that suppresses the marginalized people in the society.  This is achieved through pressing for police accountability and upholding of racial justice (Wetheprotesters ,n.d.).  The movement tells the truth concerning the violence meted by the police on the public especially the people of color. The humanity of black people cannot be negotiable just because of their dark skin. A basic characteristic about this organization is that it has wide reach and has managed to sustain visibility. The various sites that the organization is linked to across the web form part of this visibility. Another issue that considerably contributes to visibility relates to the age the site has been present in the network (Akbar,2015). Given that this site has been present on the web for some years serves as a measure of its credibility, quality and importance.

  The services provided by the movement involve advocating for the rights of individuals whose rights have been violated and sensitizing the governing systems that all people have equal rights and hence, the police have no ground for discriminating against them. The organization provides support for research, organizing and policy advocacy to the various protest groups in the whole nation. These services are provided through a range of cutting-edge platforms which consist of mapping of police violence where a comprehensive database of individuals killed by police is kept. The services are also provided through Check The Police and Police Use of Force Project. Here , a public database of policies on police use of force and police union contracts are provided , including a tool that appraise how the policies assist in enabling or preventing policies violence in large cities in U.S . Another way is through the Campaign zero, which involves a complete agenda of policy solutions aimed at putting an end to police violence(Wetheprotesters ,n.d.). In organizing the community and taking to the street, the movement has managed to make it clear that people cannot rely on the ordinary channels for accountability. The organization is therefore able to convey the message that it is ineffective for black people to have a full engagement with system as it is. The organization has also been able to stress that a local government and police force with white majority were ruling over a municipality that is predominantly black, in the case of Ferguson.   This brought to light the nonrepresentational nature of the American lawmaking and law enforcement organs. This organization depends on philanthropic funding from well wishers and other organizational funding (Wetheprotesters ,n.d.).    These services provided by the organization provide a good ground for distributing part of the estate to it for a good course.

National Police Accountability Project

The National Police Accountability Project is an organization whose members include law students, legal workers and plaintiff’s lawyers who are committed to putting to an end the abuse of authority by the police. The mission is hence to protect the civil and human rights of people as they encounter the law enforcement. Promoting accountability of police and their seniors in case they violate the United States’ constitution is the central mission of this organization. This project provide various services which consists of training and supporting legal workers and attorneys, offering information and public education involving issues relating to the misconduct by the law enforcement officers. It also provides resources and information to the community groups that are non-profit who assist the individuals who have been abuse by the police. In addition, the organization provides support efforts for legislative reforms whose aim is to raise the degree of accountability among the police officers (National Police Accountability Project, n.d).  The organization also serves as a forum for other organizations in the community and legal professionals to combine effort and together work to bring to an end the misconduct by the law enforcement officers or police. The national network of the members who include the police accountability experts and advocates and the attorneys support these services. The organization has previously been able to release reports detailing many indicators of implicit bias or institutionalized bias against the vulnerable people especially the minority groups and other issues that relate to the conduct of the police officers more so for the San Francisco Police Department.   Such reports have managed to unearth deficiencies in all the operational areas that have been assessed which involve bias, use of force, practices of community policing and measures put in place for accountability. Other issues that have been exposed include deficiencies in recruitment, hiring and promotion practices in the police force (National Police Accountability Project, n.d). 

The reports produced by the organization have played a leading role in condemning various practices such as unconstitutional stops, arrests or searchers and the constant application of unreasonable forces and excessive aggressive tactics. Other issues that have been identified include discrimination allegations based on gender, race and disabilities which make the police departments unable to serve the community appropriately. This project receives funds from the donation received from philanthropic individuals and such funds are normally exempt from taxation to the extent permitted by the law. Such funding also include online donation of gifts from the willing individuals (National Police Accountability Project, n.d). The project provides viable reasons for allocating the fund from the estate, given that the organization efforts are geared towards serving the overall interest of the community especially the minority and the disadvantaged groups. The funds will enhance the informing and educating of the public on issues relating to the misconduct of the police and which may be affecting them greatly. The funds will further facilitate the provision of information to community groups that are non-profit who help out those individuals that have been abused by the police. This is because the misconduct among the police, including the ones perpetrated by personnel in prison is part of the most significant civil rights violation in America.

References

 

National Police Accountability Project(n.d). Retrieved from: https://www.nlg-npap.org/about

Wetheprotesters (n.d.).Retrieved from: http://www.wetheprotesters.org/

 

Akbar, A. (2015).Law’s Exposure: The Movement and the Legal Academy.Retrived from: http://jle.aals.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1325&context=home