Keywords: ICE, Documenting police intervention, community, safety, solidarity
“Documenting the New York City Police Department (NYPD) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is legal and protected by the Constitution. You can support the safety of your loved ones and communities by deterring, de-escalating, and documenting law enforcement violence and misconduct. This practice is called Cop Watch or ICE Watch.”
The guidebook identifies very practical challenges like: what happens when someone is unavailable for care? What kinds of skills are being provided, and are some missed? Do you need to involve professional services? How do you negotiate issues with everyone? How are responsibilities divided? How has your CareMap changed over time? How will it look in the future?
Authors: Center for Urban Pedagogy, New York, 2018
The authors are part of two non-profits working on informing specific populations of their rights and, in general, empowering disenfranchized groups.