- 🔊 Listen to our new podcast documenting the history of FBI spying called the Still Spying Podcast hosted by Chip Gibbons, here.
Police Militarization and Use of Force
Oakland and Berkeley to Address Key Privacy & Police Accountability Measures
Bay Area activists will be busy on Tuesd
Twitterstorm the NYPD Out of CUNY!
After revelations that an undercover NYP
Proposed SFPD Body Camera Policy Remains Flawed
Grassroots partners continued their figh
Urban Warfare and Surveillance in Berkeley
Tonight, the Berkeley City Council will decide whether to approve secret agreements between BPD and external law enforcement agencies including the NCRIC (Northern California Regional Intelligence Center) and UASI (Urban Areas Security Initiative). The City Council should refuse.
Current Body Camera Guidelines for Police Insufficient
Police body worn cameras (BWCs) are perceived to deter police misconduct and force departments to be more transparent. Unfortunately, while police BWCs may have their uses, they are also tools that expand the reach of the surveillance state. BORDC/DDF is working to highlight these concerns, and ensure comprehensive guidelines are in place to protect civil liberties wherever body cameras are in use.
“War on Police” Hearing Devolves into War on Reality
Read our report from Sen. Ted Cruz’s hearing addressing the “War on Police,” a narrative rejected by police chiefs across the country. Legal Fellow Chip Gibbons concludes that rather than a war on police, the hearing illustrated a war on reality, waged by politicians looking for any chance to bloviate before the C-SPAN cameras, as well as by those who wish to discredit the Black Lives Matter movement.
Berkeley Police Commission Reviews Police Response to Black Lives Matter Protests
On December 6, 2014 frustrated with the
NC Families of Victims Killed By Police Join Protest in NYC
BORDC grassroots partners in North Carol
Take Pride in Police Transparency
Chances are good that you have heard of
Free Speech Doesn’t Kill People
Just hours after Deputy Darren Goforth w
Thousands Rally for Civilian Police Accountability Council in Chicago
Thousands of people took to the streets
Protesters Demand Prosecution Of ‘Beat Up Squad’
Poughkeepsie, NY – On Thursday, August 2
Activists seek civilian oversight to improve police accountability
In the year since protests rocked Fergus
In Effort to Stifle Dissent, St. Louis County Charges At Least 100 Protesters One Year Later
FERGUSON, MO.— In a surprise move, just
Today Show Suppresses Singer’s Police Brutality Speech
The Today Show on Friday, August 15th f
