{"id":8351,"date":"2021-02-26T17:28:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T22:28:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/?p=8351"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:49:30","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:49:30","slug":"safe-horizon-supports-common-sense-police-reforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/statements-and-press-releases\/safe-horizon-supports-common-sense-police-reforms\/","title":{"rendered":"Safe Horizon Supports Common-Sense Police Reforms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>February 26, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Next week, the US House of Representatives will vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation that will enact a number of common-sense and long-overdue reforms in policing. Safe Horizon, the nation\u2019s largest non-profit victim assistance organization, strongly supports this legislation and we urge the House &amp; Senate to pass the bill as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act will<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make it easier for victims of police violence and misconduct to recover damages in a civil lawsuit against individual police officers;<\/li>\n<li>Lower the standard for the prosecution of police officers for misconduct;<\/li>\n<li>Ban police chokeholds by federal agents, classify chokeholds as civil rights violations, and pressure state and local law enforcement to impose local bans;<\/li>\n<li>Restrict use of no-knock warrants by banning them in federal drug cases and incentivizing states to do the same;<\/li>\n<li>Require that officers employ de-escalation techniques before using deadly force as last resort;<\/li>\n<li>Change use of force justification from &#8220;reasonable&#8221; to &#8220;necessary;&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Create a national database to record police misconduct by individual officers;<\/li>\n<li>Limit the transfer of military equipment to state and local law enforcement;<\/li>\n<li>Limit the use of facial recognition technology; Mandate anti-bias trainings for officers and require law enforcement agencies to explicitly prohibit racial, religious, or other discriminatory profiling; and<\/li>\n<li>Reinvest in communities and establish grants for CBOs to reimagine public safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Very simply, we cannot aspire to live in a society free of violence if we do not advocate for sensible, common-sense police reform. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and too many other Black men and women compel us to use our voice and our influence in government to call for meaningful change to build the violence-free society to which we aspire.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout our history, we have worked with and alongside the NYPD on behalf of our clients. Through these partnerships, we have seen police officers take steps to keep victims safe and hold those who cause harm accountable through criminal justice measures. We have advocated for policy and practice changes to make these systems more responsive to our clients. And we have prided ourselves on bringing greater respect, compassion, and self-determination to survivors in the criminal justice process through our client-centered approach to advocacy. Because of our partnership with the NYPD, Safe Horizon is able to engage and support tens of thousands of crime victims each year.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the reality is that our law enforcement partners have also caused harm, and we have not done all we could to stop that harm, or even name it for what it all too often is \u2013 racism. Black and brown people, especially men and transgender women, are far more likely to be killed by the police and experience violence at the hands of police officers. And they face bias and inequity in every aspect of the criminal justice system. We didn\u2019t just learn this because of the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. Our clients and staff have been telling us about these realities for years. Our reluctance in the past to emphatically condemn racist and abusive behavior by law enforcement signaled our tolerance for it and was inconsistent with our mission and values as an anti-violence organization.<\/p>\n<p>Safe Horizon&#8217;s mission is to provide support, prevent violence, and promote justice for victims of crime and abuse, their families, and communities. We believe that confronting racist and abusive behavior in policing is necessary to fulfilling our mission because systemic racism denies justice, and is rooted in violence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Safe Horizon supports the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act and urges all members of the House and Senate to pass this bill and send it to the President for approval.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":{"id":3822,"alt_text":"Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing","caption":"","description":"Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing","media_type":"image","media_details":{"width":478,"height":249,"file":"2017\/01\/Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing.jpg","sizes":{"thumbnail":{"file":"Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing-150x150.jpg"},"medium":{"file":"Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing-300x156.jpg","width":300,"height":156,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing-300x156.jpg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]}},"post":null,"source_url":"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Safe-Horizon-Logo-FB-Meta-Sharing.jpg"},"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2013],"tags":[1603,1113],"class_list":["post-8351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-statements-and-press-releases","tag-george-floyd-justice-in-policing-act","tag-police-violence","issue-gun-violence","issue-victims-of-other-abuse"],"acf":{"page_header_title":"","title_font_size":"42","page_header_excerpt":"","sub-headline_placement":false,"page_header_image":false,"custom_scripts":false,"show_author_bio":false,"original_url":"","related_initiative_title":"Resources for Gun Violence Victims","related_initiative_link":"\/gunviolence","related_initiative_link_text":"Learn About Gun Violence and How We Help Survivors","featured_posts":[{"ID":5583,"post_author":"13","post_date":"2018-08-10 16:25:18","post_date_gmt":"2018-08-10 16:25:18","post_content":"<em>Warning: the following story depicts acts of violence that some readers may find upsetting.<\/em>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-5584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/The-Impact-of-Gun-Violence-on-Troy-and-His-Community-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The Impact of Gun Violence on Troy and His Community\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" \/>\r\n\r\nLiving in the same neighborhood you grew up in can be a reminder of happy childhood moments, but it can also bring sad or scary memories to mind. Troy* lives in his childhood neighborhood where he also became the victim of gun violence. One day he was crossing the street and was caught in the crossfire of gunshots. A pedestrian who witnessed the shooting called an ambulance and Troy was rushed to King\u2019s County Hospital where he stayed for a few days to recover.\r\n\r\nTroy told a hospital social worker he was concerned with the cost of the treatment and how many days he would have to miss work. The social worker referred him to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/community-programs\/\">Community Program office<\/a> in Brooklyn, that partners with local hospitals as part of our efforts to create better support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/get-help\/victims-of-other-abuse\/\">all victims of violence<\/a> including young men of color like Troy.\r\n\r\nTroy met with a case manager who explained that New York State\u2019s Office of Victim Services (OVS) offers victims like him the opportunity to apply for financial compensation. They guided him through the process, continued to advocate with OVS on his behalf and OVS covered his medical treatment. The case manager also offered him the chance to receive emotional support, and speak privately about his experience.\r\n<h1>Helping Troy Heal from Trauma<\/h1>\r\nTroy eventually felt comfortable talking about how being shot affected him. Troy shared that he witnessed gun violence as a child and has been in emotional pain ever since. Because he had experienced reactions to the trauma of witnessing violence over such a long period, the case manager recommended that he see a therapist at our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safehorizon.org\/counselling-center\/\">Counseling Center<\/a>. Our Counseling Center is the only New York State licensed mental health clinic that concentrates solely on delivering trauma-focused treatment for survivors of crime and abuse.\r\n\r\nIn therapy, Troy talked about how prevalent gun violence was in his community. \u201c<em>As a kid, I could tell you the street corner where one of my classmates was killed.<\/em> <em>That still sticks with me to this day. There are certain blocks you don\u2019t\u00a0go.<\/em>\u201d\r\n\r\nImages from his friend\u2019s murder came to mind whenever he passed that corner, and with them, feelings of intense fear or anxiety. Sometimes Troy would start sweating, his heart would beat faster, and it was hard for him to focus. The therapist helped him recognize these feelings as trauma reactions. A trauma reaction can happen when the brain perceives a situation as dangerous because it or a similar situation was dangerous before.\r\n<blockquote>For Troy, seeking help was difficult. \u201c<em>Growing up where I did\u2026asking for help was something nobody would do. Especially guys, like, it just doesn\u2019t happen,\u201d<\/em> he explained.<\/blockquote>\r\nTo help Troy cope with trauma reactions, the therapist taught him grounding techniques that he could use when feeling overwhelmed. Grounding techniques can help survivors connect to their physical body and stay in the present moment. This technique can help the survivor recognize the experience as a trauma reaction and help the moment feel more manageable. This is one technique that helps Troy cope with the emotional pain caused by both witnessing and experiencing gun violence.\r\n\r\nTroy\u2019s memories of the past can\u2019t be changed, but he now has the tools to work through the trauma he experienced. As his recovery process unfolds, his experiences are likely to improve. Troy also says he looks forward to living a happy and healthy life with his family.\r\n<h1>If you or someone you know has been impacted by gun violence in New York City, please call our Crime Victims Hotline at <a href=\"tel:+18666894357\">866-689-HELP (4357)<\/a><\/h1>\r\n<em>* Client names and identifying information have been changed for privacy concerns. The Image used is stock imagery.<\/em>","post_title":"The Impact of Gun Violence on Troy and His Community","post_excerpt":"Witnessing and experiencing gun violence made Troy feel unsafe and anxious. 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