Policy Talk and Other Ramblings

April 3, 2021

Excessive use of force: Looking at TX SB 68, 69, 70, and 71

You’ve seen their faces in the news, across your social media feed, and maybe in your own community. Death by police force has been a significant topic of discussion for years, but recent catalysts have sparked new discussion. What is our government willing to do to protect the people? What policies are trying to address this issue? Check out the following links to see an interactive list by Aljazeera. Search for policies in your state that advocate for reforming police use of force. - https://abcnews.go.com/US/death-innocent-man-timeline-wrong-apartment-murder-trial/story?id=65938727 - https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2020/know-their-names/index.html - Baker, D., & Pillinger, C. (2020). “If you call 911 they are going to kill me”: families’ experiences of mental health and deaths after police contact in the United States. Policing & Society, 30(6), 674–687. - Dungca, N., Abelson, J., Berman, M., & Sullivan, J. (2020, June 8). A dozen high-profile fatal encounters that have galvanized protests nationwide. The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/a-dozen-high-profile-fatal-encounters-that-have-galvanized-protests-nationwide/2020/06/08/4fdbfc9c-a72f-11ea-b473-04905b1af82b_story.html - Edwards, F., Lee, H., & Esposito, M. (2019). Risk of being killed by police use of force in the united states by age, race–ethnicity, and sex. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(34), 16793–16798. - Hill, E., Tiefenthäler, A., Triebert, C., Jordan, D., Willis, H., & Stein, R. (2021, March 8). How George Floyd was killed in police custody. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/george-floyd-investigation.html?smid=url-share - The New York Times. (2021, March 8). What to know about the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/article/george-floyd.html?smid=url-share - TX HB. 2011, 87th Legislature. (2021). https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02011I.htm - TX SB. 68, 87th Legislature. (2021). https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00068I.htm - TX SB. 69, 87th Legislature. (2021). https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00069I.htm - TX SB. 71, 87th Legislature (2021). https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00071I.htm - TX SB.70, 87th Legislature. (2021). https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00070I.htm