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1he lssue here ls for a well esLabllshed consLlLuLlonal
prlnclple of separaLlon or dlvlslon power. 1here ls a need
for a non-pollce conLrolled overslghL mechanlsm wlLh
sufflclenL power Lo do lLs [ob well, LhaL does noL exlsL now.
As a pracLlcal maLLer, a good ClLlzens' ollce 8evlew 8oard
wlll help our pollce deparLmenL become a beLLer pollce
deparLmenL and our clLy Lo become a beLLer clLy.

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A pro[ecL of Lhe 8eloved CommunlLy CenLer of Creensboro, nC
www.belovedcommunlLycenLer.org h. 336-230-0001

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WlLhln Lhe Creensboro ollce ueparLmenL Lhere has been Loo much power concenLraLed ln Loo few
hands, wlLh Loo llLLle lndependenL overslghL for far Loo long. 1hls slLuaLlon has lmpacLed poor
communlLles and communlLles of color ln dlsproporLlonaLe ways. lL should noL come as a surprlse LhaL
Lhose parLs of Lhe communlLy mosL negaLlvely lmpacLed have ralsed Lhelr volces Lhe loudesL.
Creensboro should noL go on year afLer year wlLh law-sulLs plllng up, wlLh emblLLerlng and embarrasslng
lncldenLs as ln Lhe 8enneLL College eplsode and wlLh hundreds of cases noL broughL before Lhe currenL
clLy apparaLus because of Lhe lack of LrusL. We belleve Lhe Llme ls rlpe for Creensboro Lo make bold
changes ln Lhls area LhaL wlll move our clLy forward and perhaps model for oLhers an effecLlve approach
Lo quallLy soluLlons. 1o LhaL end we puL forward an lnlLlal seL of ldeas LhaL we hope can be developed
lnLo an lnlLlal plan/proposal.
1. 1he 8CC, clLlzens and groups have been meeLlng and carrylng ouL work as an ad hoc <-($6)!
</-')%%$-2&($%.!&21!>66-*23&9$($3@!?-..$33))+!!We have been underLaklng some of Lhe
funcLlons of a clLlzens pollce revlew commlsslon. We lnLend Lo reflne our process and Lo declare
ourselves as an (46#"(;$:(6(?#45$7&'()#$@#>(#2$:&;;(55(&4A$$
! We would conLlnue dolng Lhe work we have been dolng, l.e. recelvlng complalnLs and
provldlng guldance LhaL we deem proper, necessary and legal.
! lurLher, we would lnform and coordlnaLe wlLh whaLever mechanlsm Lhe ClLy/Puman
8elaLlons Commlsslon has ln ways we deem helpful Lo Lhe persons wlLh whom we are
worklng.
! 1he lnLerlm ClLlzens ollce 8evlew 8oard would conLlnue Lo funcLlon unLll we democraLlcally
grow a permanenL ClLlzens ollce 8evlew Commlsslon.
2. We propose LhaL a process be underLaken as soon as posslble Lo brlng LogeLher commlLLed
quallLy represenLaLlves from Lhe unlverslLy/college secLor, Lhe rellglous/falLh secLor, Lhe
nelghborhood/communlLy secLor and Lhe ClLy/ollce/Puman 8elaLlons secLors. 1hls secLor
group would work LogeLher Lo explore pasL pracLlces ln Creensboro ( whaL worked/whaL dld
noL) and besL pracLlces from around Lhe naLlon and develop an lnlLlal drafL of whaL makes sense
for Creensboro.
3. AfLer a perlod of work, Lhls collecLlve secLor group could develop a creaLlve process Lo grow Lhe
knowledge and eLhlcal base necessary for a commlsslon Lo funcLlon well, LhaL mlghL lnclude
holdlng several open meeLlngs ln each dlsLrlcL Lo recelve, share and dlscuss lnformaLlon and
ldeas.
4. AL some polnL Lhere mlghL be a Lown hall meeLlng Lo brlng LogeLher Lhe flve dlsLrlcLs, bulldlng
undersLandlng, growlng knowledge and forglng LrusL.
3. Lach dlsLrlcL Lhen mlghL be equlpped Lo selecL or elecL a couple of represenLaLlves Lo slL on a
clLywlde ClLlzen's ollce 8evlew Commlsslon.