Document Type
Lecture
Publication Date
3-4-2025
Publisher
Brookings Mountain West
First page number:
1
Last page number:
104
Abstract
George Floyd’s death shifted public opinion as 76% of Americans agreed that incidents such as the killing of Floyd are signs of racism within law enforcement. While police reforms such as implicit bias training and body-worn cameras gained public support, they insufficiently address the structural, cultural, and organizational components of policing that can obstruct accountability and contribute to racial disparities in policing. In this lecture, Brooking Senior Fellow Rashawn Ray presents interview, survey, social media, and virtual reality data with police officers, activists, and civilians, and demonstrates state- and city-level databases on police reform legislation. Ray posits that evidence-based policy prescriptions focusing on reallocating and shifting funding, innovative training using virtual reality, and wellness programs for officers can transform policing.
Keywords
Police; Law enforcement; Training; Activist; Racism; Reform; Funding
Disciplines
Civil Rights and Discrimination | Community-Based Research | Law Enforcement and Corrections | Politics and Social Change | Public Policy | Race and Ethnicity | Social Welfare
File Format
File Size
28.5 MB
Run Time
1:06:20
Language
English
Repository Citation
Ray, R.
(2025).
Community-Driven Policy Solutions to Police Accountability.
1-104.
Available at:
https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/brookings_lectures_events/161
Included in
Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Community-Based Research Commons, Law Enforcement and Corrections Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons, Public Policy Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, Social Welfare Commons
