/tags/coalition-against-police-crimes-and-repression Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:07:49 GMT /podcast/we-live-here/2020-11-25/uprising-police-accountability The call to defund the police has gained steam as activists and advocates bring attention to police budgets that they believe could be better allocated to education, healthcare, and social services. At the heart of this call is the question of whether or not police increase public safety. Growing numbers of people are joining a movement to abolish the current system of policing and imagine new structures for responding to mental health crises, domestic violence, and social problems created by poverty and racism. In this episode, we talk to the co-chairs of St. Louis’ Coalition Against Police Crimes and Repression about police accountability and the tension between efforts to reform and desire to abolish the current system of policing. Wed, 25 Nov 2020 19:07:49 GMT /podcast/we-live-here/2020-11-25/uprising-police-accountability Jia Lian Yang, Lauren Brown /law-order/2020-08-11/cure-violence-advocates-defect-from-st-louis-program-claim-sabotage-by-city-leaders The St. Louis mayor and public safety director backed a plan last week to bring in 50 federal agents to reduce violent crime and fill a shortage of local police officers. Wed, 12 Aug 2020 01:22:54 GMT /law-order/2020-08-11/cure-violence-advocates-defect-from-st-louis-program-claim-sabotage-by-city-leaders Kayla Drake /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-12-29/behind-the-headlines-st-louis-metropolitan-police-department-chooses-new-chief-from-its-ranks On December 28 following a several months long search, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson named John Hayden, a 30 year veteran of the St. Louis Metropolitan… Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:51:30 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2017-12-29/behind-the-headlines-st-louis-metropolitan-police-department-chooses-new-chief-from-its-ranks Mary Edwards /government-politics-issues/2015-07-05/civilian-oversight-board-for-st-louis-police-moves-one-small-step-closer-to-operating The process of getting the new St. Louis police civilian oversight board up and running has taken another small step forward.The clerk of the Board of… Mon, 06 Jul 2015 04:09:33 GMT /government-politics-issues/2015-07-05/civilian-oversight-board-for-st-louis-police-moves-one-small-step-closer-to-operating Rachel Lippmann /2011-02-18/coalition-pledges-to-keep-pushing-on-local-control A day after a measure granting St. Louis control of its police department cleared the latest of several legislative hurdles, a broad coalition of… Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:11:01 GMT /2011-02-18/coalition-pledges-to-keep-pushing-on-local-control Rachel Lippmann